Unit F - List A Flashcards
Information gathered from an experiment.
Data
An event related to how our world/universe works.
Phenomenon
Representation of a system, or its components, to help study & understand how it works.
Model
Imaginary line around which an object spins.
Axis
Consistent with evidence.
Plausible
To turn or spin around an axis.
Rotate/Rotation
An imaginary circle that divides Earth into two hemispheres.
Equator
One half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
A complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet.
Orbit
To travel around another object in a circular or elliptical pathway.
Revolution/Revolve
A region throughout which the same standard time is used
Time Zone
The phase of the Moon in which the lit portion of the Moon visible from Earth is less than a half circle. (crescent shaped)
Crescent Moon
The phase of the Moon that occurs about 14 days after the new Moon in which the complete portion we can see from Earth & appears full.
Full Moon
The phase of the Moon, occurring about 7 days after the new Moon, in which the portion we can see is a half circle.
First 1/4 Moon
A phase of the Moon before/after it is full, when more than half of its disk is illuminated.
Gibbous Moon
The phase of the Moon that occurs about 7 days after the full Moon in which the portion we can see from Earth is a half circle.
Last 1/4 Moon
The revolution of the Moon around Earth that produces the changing phases of the moon.
Lunar Cycle
The phase of the Moon, occuring about 14 days after the Full Moon, in which none of the portion of Moon is visible from Earth.
New Moon
The phases of the Moon where the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing.
Waning
The phases of the Moon where the illuminated portion visible from Earth is increasing.
Waxing
