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Science Midterm Study guide

Science Study guide

28 cards·by jdixontms
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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 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 Earth ______ or ______ to complete a full rotation
1 day,24 hours
The tilt of the Earth and revolution of Earth around the sun causes changes is _______
seasons
About _________ of Earths surface is covered in land
one-fouth
Most of 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 exits 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 abject is called a _____
satellite
______ is an indication of the fraction of the moon that is illuminated as seen from the 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 it 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 needs to be
design
_______ are people who use math,science,and imagination to solve problems to meet human needs and wants
engineers