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Science Exam Study Guide
Science Exam Study Guide
28 cards·by Anthony.Adams
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 the drag or a force acting opposite to the motion of 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 _________ 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 Earth's surface is covered in land
one-fourth
Most of the Earth's 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 exists between two 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 a _______________
satellite; moon
______________ 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 materials/properties/designs of a piece of wood are how strong it is and how smooth it is
properties
Some materials/properties/designs that can be used to make roads are concrete, flat rocks,
tar, and gravel
materials
Technology/Science/Design is any thing that people make to solve a problem
Technology
When you use/design/build a chair, you need to think about how big and how strong it needs to be
design
Scientists/Engineers/Artists are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve
problems to meet human needs and wants
Engineers