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32 Cards in this Set
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A movable airfoil at the trailing edge of an airplane wing that controls the banking of the airplane.
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Aileron
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To tilt sideways when turning.
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bank
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The science dealing with the operation of aircraft.
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Aeronautics
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A scientist who studies objects and events in the solar system and beyond.
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Astronomer
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An instrument used to measure the speed of wind.
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Anemometer
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An instrument used to measure the pressure of the atmosphere, which assists in forecasting the weather.
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Barometer
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The maximum volume of fluid a container can hold.
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Capacity
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A course around something, such as the circular path in which an ocean current might flow.
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Circuit
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A closed space where something burns, often explosively, such as gasoline in a motor.
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Combustion chamber
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An experiment in which one, and only one, variable is changed in order to assess its effect.
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Controlled experiment
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Any motion or activity that repeats itself.
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Cycle
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The ratio of the mass of a material in proportion to its volume.
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Density
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A movable airfoil attached to the tail of a plane that controls motion up and down.
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Elevator
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An aircraft that has wings but no engine.
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Glider
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Operation by the pressure of water or other liquids in motion.
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Hydraulics
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A proposed answer to a question.
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Hypothesis
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A ballgame where players use long-handled nets to catch and throw the ball and score goals.
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Lacrosse
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A scientist who studies the ocean.
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Oceanographer
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A scientist who studies what life was like millions of years ago.
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Paleontologist
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A mass hung from a fixed point, free to swing back and forth when put in motion.
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Pendulum
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Maintaining a pressure higher than the surroundings.
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Pressurized
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A piece of transparent material that separates light into a spectrum.
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Prism
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A movable airfoil attached to the rear of an airplane that controls the direction of flight on a horizontal plane.
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Rudder
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The name for the colorful rainbow seen when a beam of light passes through a prism.
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Spectrum
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The basic procedure used in a controlled experiment, before changing any of the variables.
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Standard
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Traveling faster than the speed of sound.
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Supersonic
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A set of objects that are related in some way and can be isolated for study.
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system
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A set of principles that explains a natural event.
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theory
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A graph that shows the outcome of a series of experiments when a variable is changed by steps.
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Two-coordinate graph
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A factor or condition that can change and might affect the outcome of an experiment.
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Variable
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A machine that has a roller on which a rope is wound.
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Winch
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The rate at which an object moves in a certain direction.
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Velocity
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