Parachute Study Guide

A series of steps engineers use to solve problems

• Drag

• Engineering Design Process

• Parachute

• Aerospace Engineer

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The force of air pushing against something as it moves through the atmosphere

• Drag

• Engineering Design Process

• Parachute

• Aerospace Engineer

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A device used to slow a falling object down by using drag/ air resistance

• Drag

• Engineering Design Process

• Parachute

• Aerospace Engineer

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Designing, creating, and improving aircraft such as airplanes, jets, and spaceship

• Drag

• Engineering Design Process

• Parachute

• Aerospace Engineer

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Bottom of a parachute

• Canopy

• Suspension Lines

• Load

• Parachute

Top of a parachute

• Canopy

• Suspension Lines

• Load

• Parachute

Rope that connects the top of the parachute to the bottom

• Canopy

• Suspension Lines

• Load

• Parachute

A mass of air that surrounds the Earth

• Canopy

• Drag

• Parachute

• Atmosphere

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If a planet has a thicker atmosphere than Earth, a parachute needs a __________ canopy.

• larger

• smaller

• no canopy

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If a planet has a thinner atmosphere than Earth, a parachute needs a __________ canopy.

• larger

• smaller

• no canopy