Aerospace book 1, 3, 5 and 7 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. – relating to the forces of air in motion
  2. 8. in the Northern Hemisphere
  3. 10. - an enormous collection of stars arranged in a particular shape
  4. 13. – the science of flight within the atmosphere
  5. 14. – the art, science, and technology of flight within the atmosphere
  6. 15. - first layer of the atmosphere where most of the Earth’s weather occurs
  7. 17. - boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere
  8. 18. space - the space between the Earth and the Moon
  9. 19. edge – the front part of a wing or airfoil
  10. 21. – the curved part of an airfoil from its leading to trailing edge
  11. 23. security - the collection of security tools, policies, safeguard, and practices that protect the cyberspace environment and its occupants.
  12. 24. full rotation 24 hours
  13. 26. easterlies - global winds that flow from the poles and move to the west
  14. 28. - a region of the atmosphere where electrons are gained or lost
  15. 30. winds - the world-wide system of winds that transfers heat between tropical and polar regions
  16. 31. (fall) equinox - the time when the Sun's direct rays strike the equator resulting in day and
  17. 36. - a crime that involves a computer and a network.
  18. 37. – a line drawn through an airfoil from its leading to trailing edge
  19. 40. - a layer of the atmosphere extending from 50 to about 300 miles
  20. 42. - a channel that links computers, servers, network devices, peripherals, or other devices together to allow the sharing of data.
  21. 45. theoretically the absolute coldest temperature
  22. 46. zero - the point at which all molecules no longer move or have the least amount of
  23. 47. - small gravity levels or low gravity; floating condition
  24. 49. temperature
  25. 50. – a combination of aeronautics and space
  26. 52. - a person who conducts illegal activity using computers or other digital technology.
  27. 57. orbit of its outermost planet
  28. 59. - all encompassing term that includes everything; planets, galaxies, animals, plants, and humans
  29. 60. US, generally from the west to the east
  30. 61. ethics - is a set of moral, legal, and social principles that applies to computers relating to the user’s behavior
  31. 62. - a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining resources from a server. Cyber - describes characteristics of the culture of computers, information technology, and virtual reality.
  32. 65. - region beyond the Earth’s atmosphere where there is very little molecular activity
  33. 66. rate - the rate of decrease with an increase in height for pressure and temperature
  34. 67. – the natural force pulling everything to Earth
  35. 68. Allen belts - radiation belts around the Earth filled with charged particles
  36. 69. - a computer program or a device that provides sharable resources.
Down
  1. 1. - the environment that allows digital technology of many forms to communicate with one another via the Internet.
  2. 3. balloons, helicopters, hangliders, and parasails
  3. 4. - unit of measurement based on absolute zero and commonly used by scientists to
  4. 5. - the method by which the Sun heats the Earth
  5. 6. - a layer of the atmosphere extending from about 30 to 50 miles
  6. 7. - a layer of the atmosphere extending from the tropopause to about 30 miles
  7. 9. westerlies - global winds that move toward the poles and appear to curve to the east
  8. 11. – height above sea level or ground level expressed in units
  9. 12. - space that is empty or void of molecules
  10. 16. stream - a strong wind that develops at 30,000-35,000 feet and moves as a winding road across
  11. 20. – a person who operates an aircraft in flight
  12. 22. space - space located within a solar system; measured from the center of the Sun to
  13. 25. – the downward movement of air behind a wing in flight
  14. 27. - the movement of the Earth revolving around the Sun; full revolution about 365 days
  15. 29. switching - a process of arranging data into small units that can be transmitted over a digital network.
  16. 32. – a place on either land or water where aircraft can land and take off for flight
  17. 33. – the upward force that opposes gravity and supports the weight of an aircraft
  18. 34. – pertaining to air
  19. 35. Force - winds associated with the Earth’s rotation that deflect a freely-moving object to the
  20. 38. - how the Earth turns (rotates) on its axis at an angle of 23.5° while it revolves around the
  21. 39. - a connection point that relays information along a distributed network.
  22. 41. - a global area of calm winds
  23. 43. wind – the flow of air which moves opposite the flight path of an airplane
  24. 44. – forces in motion
  25. 46. – an aircraft that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces upon its wings and is thrust for￾ward by a means of propulsioairfoil – a component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed to produce lift, thrust, or direc￾tional stability
  26. 48. – the force which moves an aircraft forward in flight
  27. 51. the use of technology to attack a nation via network communications and computer devices.
  28. 53. - a worldwide collection of different networks connecting millions of devices which allows communication between other devices on the network.
  29. 54. – any machine that is capable of flying through the air; included are ultralights, airplanes,
  30. 55. space - the region in space from one solar system to another
  31. 56. – a mixture of gases that contains approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases
  32. 58. - a region of the atmosphere where ozone is created
  33. 63. of equal length, usually on September 22nd or 23rd
  34. 64. – a force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft in flight