Unit F-List A

Question 1

Information Gathered

Answer 1

Data

Question 2

An event related to how the world and universe works.

Answer 2

Phenomenon

Question 3

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

Answer 3

model

Question 4

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 4

Axis

Question 5

consistent with evidence

Answer 5

plausible

Question 6

To turn or spin around the axis

Answer 6

rotate

Question 7

A region throughout which the same standard time is used.

Answer 7

Time zone

Question 8

An imaginary circle that divides Earth into halves called the Northern hemisphere and Southern,

Answer 8

Equator

Question 9

One half of a sphere

Answer 9

hemisphere

Question 10

another word for revolution

Answer 10

orbit

Question 11

To travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

Answer 11

revolve

Question 12

The phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon is visible from earths surface is less than a half circle.

Answer 12

Crescent Moon

Question 13

The phase of the moon that occurs about every 14 days after the new moon which the complete lightened portion of the moon is visible from earth’s surface and appears as a full circle

Answer 13

full moon

Question 14

The phase of the moon occurring about seven days after the new moon in which the lighted portion of the moon is visible from earths surface and appears as a full circle

Answer 14

first quarter moon

Question 15

A phase of the moon before or after it is full when more than half of its disk is illuminated

Answer 15

gibbous moon

Question 16

The phase of the moon that occurs about 7 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

The revolution of the moon around the earth that produces the changing phases of the moon one complete lunar cycle takes about 29.5

Answer 17

lunar cycle

Question 18

The phase of the moon occurring about 14 days after the full moon in which none of the lighted portion of the moon is visible from Earth’s surface.

Answer 18

New moon

Question 19

The phases of the moon when the moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing

Answer 19

Waning

Question 20

The phases of the moon when the illuminated portion visible from the earth is increasing

Answer 20

Waxing