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science vocabulary

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The envelope of gasses that surrounds the Earth and other planets.
atmosphere
someone concerned with the developed 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.
constrant
This is the weight the parachute carries.
laod
Likely to change.
variable
This connects the canopy to the load.
suspension lines
The engineering and design process consist of four steps witch are.
ask,imagine,plan,and 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 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 the 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