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Science midterm

28 cards·by npugh
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The envelope of gases that surrounds the earth and other planets
atmosphere
someone concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft
derospace 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 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,
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 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
Earth takes about 365 days to------------around the sun
revolve
This is the force of attraction that exists between two object
gravity
A frozen mass of ice orbiting the sun is called a
coment
This is the imaginary center line which the earth rotates
axis
The sun and all the bodies make up the
soler system
An object in orbit with another object is called a
satellite moon and 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 a
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 any thing that people make to solve a problem
technology
When you use --------------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 tomeet human needs and wants
Engineers