unit f list A Flashcards

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information gathered

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Data

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an event related to how the world works

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phenomenon

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the imaginary line around an object that spins

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axis

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the phase of the moon where the lit portion of the moon is less than a half circle

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crescent moon

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an imaginary circle that divides the earth into 2 halves witch are the northern and southern hemisphere

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equator

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the phase of the moon occurs about 14 days after the new moon and the moon is fully lit

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full moon

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a phase of the moon before or after it is fully lit when than a half of a disk is illuminated

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gibbous moon

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the phase of the moon occurring about 7 days after the new moon in witch the lighted portion is a half circle

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first quarter moon

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the phase of the moon that occurs about 7 days after the full moon. this is a half circle

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last quarter moon

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to travel another object in a elliptical path.

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revolve

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consistent with evidence

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plausible

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to turn or spin around an axis

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rotate and rotation

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A region throughout which the same standard time is used. (There are 24 of these in the world at approximately by meridians at 15 degree intervals, an hour apart.).

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time zone

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One half of a sphere.

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hemisphere

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Another term for revolution. A complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet.

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orbit

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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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revolution

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The revolution of the Moon around Earth that produces the changing phases of the Moon. One of these takes about 29.5 days.

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lunar cycle

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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.

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new Moon

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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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model

20
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The phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing (between the full and new Moon).

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waning

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The phases of the Moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is increasing (between the new full Moon).

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waxing