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Science Mid Term
17 cards·by asteinberg
atmosphere
The envelope of gasses that surrounds the Earth and other planets
aerospace engineer
Someone concerned with the development or aircraft and space craft
air resistance
This is drag or force acting opposite to the motion of an object
constraint
This is a limitation or restriction
load
This is the weight the parachute carries
likely to change
A variable is ____
suspension lines
This connects the canopy to the load
ask,imagine,plan,improve
The engineering and design process consists of four steps which are ____,____,____,____
revolve
Earth takes about 365 days to _____ around the Sun
axis, rotates
When the Earth spins on its ____ it ____ around the Sun
1 day, 24 hours
It takes earth ____ or ____ to complete a full rotation
seasons
The tilt of the Earth and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun causes changes in ______
one - fourth
About _____ of Earths surface is covered in land
salty
Most of the Earths water is _____
imaginary, orbit
The ____ path on which the Earth revolves is called ______
asteroid
The rocky mass up to several km. wide that rotates around the sun
gravity
This is the force of attraction that exists between 2 objects