UNIT F- LIST A Flashcards
Information gathered
Data
An event related to how the world and universe work
Phenomenon
Any representation of a system, or its components, to help one study and understand how it works
Model
The imaginary line around which an object spins, or rotates
Axis
Consistent with evedice
plausible
To turn around an axis
Rotate,Rotation
A region throughout which the same standard time is used.
Time zone
An imaginary circle that divides earth into 2 halves called the Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere
Equator
One half of a sphere
hemisphere
Another term for revolution
Orbit
A complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by moon around a planet
Revolution
To travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path
Revolve
The phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon visible from earths surface is less than a half circle
Crescent moon
The phase of the moon that occurs 14 days after the new moon in which the complete lighted portion of the moon is visible from earths surface & appears as a full circle
Full moon
The phase of the moon, occurring about seven days after the new moon, in which the lighted portion of the moon that is visible from the earths surface is a half-circle
First-quarter Moon