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Science Study Guide
28 cards·by epilkington
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 a drag or a force acting opposite to the motion to the motion of the object
air resistance
This is a limitation or restriction
constraint
This is the weight the parachute carries
load
is likely to change
Variable
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 day to ________ around the sun
revolve
When the Earth spins around its_______ it_____ around the sun
axis, rotates
It takes earth ____ or____ to complete a full rotation
1 day or 25 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 inland
1/4
Most of the Earth's water is _____
salty
The _____ path on which the Earth revolves is called____
imaginary, orbit
The rocky mass up to several km wide that rotates around the sun
asteriod
This is the force of attraction that exists between 2 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
satalite/ moon Luna
______ 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
revolution
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 anything 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