Unit F - List A Flashcards
Information gathered from an experiment; firsthand evidence from the 5 senses or from machines that extend our senses.
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. Earth rotates around an axis that runs
straight through Earth from the North to the
South Pole
Axis
consistent with evidence
Plausible
to turn or spin around an axis
Rotate, Rotation
an imaginary circle that divides Earth into two halves called the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Equator
One half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
Another term for revolution. A complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet.
Orbit
A complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet..
Revolutionary
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 Earth’s surface is less than a half-circle. These occur right after and right before the new Moon.
crescent Moon
The phase of the Moon that occurs about 14 days after the new Moon in which the complete lighted portion of the Moon is visible from Earth’s 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 Earth’s surface is a half-circle.
first quarter Moon
A phase of the Moon before or after it is full, when more than half of its disk is illuminated.
gibbous Moon
