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science midterm
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the envelope of gasses that surrounds the earth and other planets.
atmosphere
someone concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.
aerospace designer
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the envelope of gasses that surrounds the earth and other planets.
atmosphere
someone concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.
aerospace designer
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
drag
a variable is
likely to change
this connects the canopy to the load.
suspension lines
the engineering and design process consist of four steps which are
ask,imagine,plan,improve,
earth takes about 365 days to ___________ around the sun.
revolve
when the earth spins 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
three-fourths
most of 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