Unit F- List A

Question 1

information gathered from an experiment; first hand 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

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 an axis.

Answer 6

rotate/rotation

Question 7

a region throughout which the same slandered time is used.

Answer 7

time zone

Question 8

an imaginary circle that divides earth into two halves called the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere

Answer 8

equator

Question 9

one half of a sphere.

Answer 9

hemisphere

Question 10

another term for revolution.

Answer 10

orbit

Question 11

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

Answer 11

revolution

Question 12

to travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path.

Answer 12

revolve

Question 13

the phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon visible from earths surface is less than a half circle. crescent moons occur right after and right before the new moon.

Answer 13

crescent moon

Question 14

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 earths surface and appears as a full circle

Answer 14

full moon

Question 15

the phase of the moon occurring about 7 days after the new moon

Answer 15

first quarter moon

Question 16

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

Answer 16

gibbous moon

Question 17

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 half a circle

Answer 17

last-quarter Moon

Question 18

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

Answer 18

lunar cycle

Question 19

the phases of the Moon, occurring about 14 days after the full Moon in which none of the lighted portion of the Moon is visible from the Earth’s surface.

Answer 19

New Moon

Question 20

the phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing.

Answer 20

waning

Question 21

the phases of the Moon when illuminated portion visible from Earth is increasing.

Answer 21

waxing