Unit F list A Flashcards

1
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Data

A

Information gathered

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2
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Phenomenon

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An event related to how the world and universe works

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3
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model

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

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4
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axis

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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.

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5
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Plausible

A

Consist with evidence

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6
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Rotate, rotation

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To turn or spin around an axis

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7
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Time zone

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A region throughout which the same standard time used.

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8
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equator

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An imaginary circle that divides Earth into two halves called the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

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9
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Hemisphere

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One half of a sphere

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10
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Orbit

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another term for revolution

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11
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Revolution

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

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12
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Revolve

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To travel around another object in a circular or elliptical path

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13
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crescent Moon

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The phase of the moon in which the lit portion of the moon visible from Earth’s surface is less than a half circle. Crescent moons occur right before the new moon.

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14
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Full moon

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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 and appears as a full circle.

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15
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First quarter moon

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The phase of the moon, occurring about seven days after the new moon, in which the lightened portion of the moon that is visible from the Earth’s surface is a half circle.

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16
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Gibbous moon

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

17
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Last quarter moon

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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

18
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lunar cycle

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The revolution of the moon around Earth that produces the changing phases of the moon. One complete lunar cycle takes 29.5 days.

19
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New moon

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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.

20
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waning

A

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

21
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Waxing

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The phases of the moon when the illuminated portion is visible to Earth is increasing.