Science Vocab 1

Front

Rotation

Back

A spinning motion

Front

Rotation axis

Back

The line on which an object rotates.

Front

Orbit

Back

The path an object follows as it moves around another object

Front

Revolution

Back

The motion of one object around another

Front

Observation

Back

Using your five senses

Front

Qualitative observations

Back

Observations based on descriptions

Front

Quantitative observation

Back

Observation based on numbers

Front

Inference

Back

Conclusions/deductions based on observations

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29.53 days

Back

How long it takes the Moon to go through one cycle.

Front

Phases of the Moon

Back

The different ways that the Moon over the course of about a month