Unit F-list A

Question 1

Data

Answer 1

information gathered from an experiment.

Question 2

phenomenon

Answer 2

an event related to how the world/universe works

Question 3

model

Answer 3

any representation of a system…

Question 4

axis

Answer 4

the imaginary line around which an object spins….

Question 5

cresent moon

Answer 5

… the lit portion of the moon visible from earths surface is less than a half-circle (crescent shape)

Question 6

equator

Answer 6

an imaginary circle…

Question 7

1st quarter moon

Answer 7

…occurs about seven days after the NEW moon…

Question 8

full moon

Answer 8

occurs about 14 days after the new moon…

Question 9

gibbous moon

Answer 9

…more than half of its disk is illuminated.

Question 10

last quarter moon

Answer 10

occurs about seven days after the FULL moon

Question 11

lunar cycle

Answer 11

the revolution of the moon around the earth…

Question 12

new moon

Answer 12

occuring about 14 days after the FULL moon..

Question 13

orbit

Answer 13

another term for revolution

Question 14

plausible

Answer 14

consistent with evidence

Question 15

revolve

Answer 15

to travel around another object

Question 16

revolution

Answer 16

a complete circle made by a planet around the sun..

Question 17

rotate/rotation

Answer 17

to turn or spin around an axis

Question 18

waning

Answer 18

when the illuminated portion visible form earth is decreasing

Question 19

waxing

Answer 19

when the illuminated portion visible from earth is INCREASING

Question 20

time zone

Answer 20

a region throughout which the same standard is used

Question 21

hemisphere

Answer 21

one half of a sphere.