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Science mid terms
21 cards·by Hailey.evans
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 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_______
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 earths water is
salty
The________ path in which the earth revolves is called
Imaginary & orbit
This a rocky mass up to several km wide that rotates around the sun
Asteroid
This is the force of attraction that exist between two objects
Gravity
A frozen mass of ice orbiting the sun is called a _____
comet
This 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 ________
Moon & luna