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scientists midterm
28 cards·by tyrese.johnson
The envelope of gasses that surround the Earth and other planets
atmosphere
someone concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft
aerospace
this is drag or force acting opposite to the motion of the object
air resistance
this is the weight the parachute caries
load
a variable is
likely to change
this connect the canopy to the load
suspension line
this is a limitation or restriction
constraint
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 on it's ? it ? around the sun
axis,rotates
it takes the Earth ? or ? to complete a full rotations
1 day,24 hours
the tilt of the Earth and revolution of the Earth around the sun causes changes
seasons
about ? of Earth's surface is covered in land
one-fourths
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 object
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
space prob
? is an indication of the fraction of the moon that is illuminated as
moon phase
a full orbit of an object around another object is called a
revolution
some properties of a piece of wood are how strong it is and how smooth it is
properties
some materials that can be used to make roads are concrete , flat rock tar and gravel
materials
Technology is any thing that people make to solve a problem
Technology
when you use design a chair you need to think about how big and how strong it need to be
design
Engineers are people who use math scientists and imagination to sovle problems to meet human
need and wants
Engineers