Unit F- List A

Question 1

Information gathered from an experiment; firsthand evidence from the 5 senses or from machines that extend our senses

Answer 1

Data

Question 2

an event related to how the world and universe work

Answer 2

Phenomenon

Question 3

the imaginary line around which an object spins, or rotates. Earth rotates around an axis that runs straight through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Answer 3

Axis

Question 4

any representation of a system, or its components, to help one study and understand how it works

Answer 4

Model

Question 5

consistent with evidence

Answer 5

Plausible

Question 6

an imaginary circle that divides the Earth in two halves called the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere

Answer 6

Equator

Question 7

the phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the Moon visible from Earth’s surface is less than a half-circle (crescent shape). Crescent moon occur right before the new moon

Answer 7

Crescent Moon

Question 8

to spin or turn around an axis

Answer 8

Rotate/Rotation

Question 9

a region throughout which the same standard time is used. ( There are 24 time zones in the world at approximately by meridians at 15 degrees intervals, an hour apart.)

Answer 9

Time Zone

Question 10

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 Earth’s surface is a half-circle

Answer 10

First-quarter Moon

Question 11

the phase of the Moon that occurs 14 days after the new Moon in which the complete lighted portion of the Moon from Earth’s surface & appears as a full circle

Answer 11

Full Moon

Question 12

a phase of the Moon before or after it is full, when more then half of its disk is illuminated

Answer 12

Gibbous Moon

Question 13

the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is increasing (between the new full Moon)

Answer 13

Waxing

Question 14

one half of a sphere

Answer 14

Hemisphere

Question 15

the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing (between the full and new Moon)

Answer 15

Waning

Question 16

the phase of the Moon that occurs about seven days after the full moon in which the lighted portion of the Moon that is visible from Earth’s surface is a half-circle

Answer 16

Last-quarter Moon

Question 17

a complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet

Answer 17

Revolution/Orbit

Question 18

to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

Answer 18

Revolve

Question 19

the revolution of the Moon around Earth that produces the changing phases of the Moon. One complete lunar cycle takes about 29.5 days.

Answer 19

Lunar Cycle