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Study Guide Science Exam
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The envelope of gases that surrounds the Earth and other planets.
atmosphere
Someone concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.
aerospace engineer
This is drag or a force acting opposite to the motion of the object.
air resistance
This is a limitation or restriction
constraint
This is the weight the parachute carries.
load
A variable is
likely to change
This connects the canopy to the load.
suspension lines
The Engineering and Design Process consists of four steps which are
ask, imagine, plan, improve
Earth takes about 365 days to around the sun
revolve
When the Earth spins on its it around the sun.
axis,rotates
It takes the Earth or to complete a full rotation.
1 day, 24 hours
The tilt of the Earth and the revolution of the Earth around the sun causes changes in .
seasons
About of Earth's surface is covered in land.
one-fourth
Most of the Earth's water is .
salty
The path on which the Earth revolves is called
imaginary, orbit
This is a rocky mass up to several km wide that rotates around the sun.
asteroid
This is the force of attraction that exists between two objects.
gravity
A frozen mass of ice orbiting the sun is called a
comet
This is the imaginary center line which the earth rotates.
axis
The sun and all the bodies make up the
solar system
An object in orbit with another object is called a
satellite
is an indication of the fraction of the moon that is illuminated as seen from Earth.
moon phase
A full orbit of an object around another object is called a
revolution
Some materials/properties/designs of a piece of wood are how strong it is and how smooth it is.
properties
Some materials/properties/designs that an be used to make roads are concrete, flat rocks,
tar, and gravel.
materials
Technology/Science/Design is any thing that people make to solve a problem.
Technology
When you use/design/build a chair, you need to think about how big and how strong it needs to be.
design
Scientists/ Engineers/ Artists are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve
problems to meet human needs and wants.
Engineers