Unit F List A Flashcards
Data
Information Gathered
Phenonemon
An event related to how the world and universe work
Model
Any representation of a system or its componets to help one study and understand how it works
Axis
The inmaginary line around wich an object spins or rotates.Earth rotates around an axis that runs strait through earth from the north pole to the south pole.
Plausible
consistent with evidence
Rotate
to turn or spin around an axis
Timezone
a region throughout witch the same standard time is used.
Equator
an imaginary circle that divides earth into two halfs called the Northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
Hemisphere
one half of a sphere
orbit
another term for revolution
revolution
a complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet
revolve
to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path
crescent moon
the phase of a moon witch the lit portion of the moon visible from earths surface is less than half circle.cresent moons occur right after and right before the new moon
Full Moon
the fase of the moon that occurs about 14 days after the new moon wich the complete lighted portion of the moon is visible from earths surface and appears as a full circle
First-Quater Moon
the phase of the moon occuring about sevan days after the new moon in wich the lighted portion of the moon that is visible from earths surface is a half circle