Unit F- List A

Question 1

information gathered

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 component, 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

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 5

Crescent Moon

Question 6

an imaginary circle that divides earth into two halves called the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

Answer 6

Equator

Question 7

the phase of the moon occurring about seven days after a new moon in which the lighted portion of the moon that is visible from Earths surface is a half circle.

Answer 7

first-quarter moon

Question 8

the phase of the moon that occur about 14 days after the new Moon in which the complete lighted portion of the moon is visible from Earth’s surface & appears as a full circle.

Answer 8

full moon

Question 9

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

Answer 9

gibbous Moon

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

last quarter moon

Question 11

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

Answer 11

lunar cycle

Question 12

the phase of the moon occurring 14 days after the full moon in which none of the lighted portion of the moon is visible from earth’s surface

Answer 12

New moon

Question 13

another term for revolution

Answer 13

orbit

Question 14

consistent with evidence

Answer 14

plausible

Question 15

a complete circle made by a planet around a sun or by a moon around a planet (orbit)

Answer 15

revolution

Question 16

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

Answer 16

revolve

Question 17

to turn or spin around an axis

Answer 17

rotate, rotation

Question 18

the phases of the moon when the illuminated portion visible from Earth is decreasing ( Between the full and new Moon.)

Answer 18

waning

Question 19

the phases of the moon when the illuminated portion visible from earth is increasing( between the new full moon.)

Answer 19

waxing

Question 20

a region throughout which the same standard is used

Answer 20

time zone

Question 21

One half a sphere ( the half of Earth that is north of the equator is the Northern Hemisphere; the half of Earth that is south of the equator is the Southern Hemisphere.)

Answer 21

hemisphere