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Science Study Guide Test December 13
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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 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 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 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 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
Some______ of a piece of wood are how strong it is and how smooth it is.
Properties
Some_____that can be used to make roads are concrete, 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 need to be.
Design
______are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve problems to meet human needs
and wants.
Engineers
This is a rocky mass up to several km wide that rotates around the sun.
Asteroid
This is the force of Attraction the exists between two objects.
Gravity
A frozen mass 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/Moon
_________is an indication of the fractions of the moon that is illuminated as seen from Earth.
Moon Phase
A full orbit of an objectaround another object is called a__________
Revolution