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Science Study Guide
28 cards·by mcarpenter
The envelope of gasses that surrounds the earth and other planets
Atmosphere
Someone concerned with the development of aircraft and spcecraft
aerospace engineer
This is the drag or a force acting opposite ot 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 consist of the four steps which are
ask,imagine,plan,improve
Earth takes about 364 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 the earths surface is covered in land
one-fourth
Most of the earths 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 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 fraciton 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 - of a piece of wood are how strong it is and how smooth it is and how smooth it is
properties
Some - that can be used to make roads are caoncrete,flat rocks, tar and gravel
materials
- is any thing that people make to solve a problem
technology
When you - a chair, you need to think about how big and how strong it needs to be
design
- are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve problems to meet human needs and
wants
Engineers