BIG BALLOONS CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 2. NASA’s Super-Pressure Balloon can float for up to 100 _ _ _ _.
  2. 5. Every year, nearly two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ weather balloons are launched.
  3. 8. Around the world in _ _ _ _ _ _ days, that’s what Fogg did.
  4. 9. There are _ _ _ balloons shown on page 14–15. Spot them, if you can!
  5. 12. For multiple trips, Super-Pressure Balloons cost _ _ _ _ than satellites.
  6. 14. The first hot-air balloon with humans hovered over _ _ _ _ _.
  7. 16. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brings the radiosone safely back to the ground.
  8. 18. Ascend is to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ what rise up is to come down.
  9. 19. A balloon rises on its own when its gas is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ than the surrounding air.
  10. 20. Weather balloons are short-lived, bursting after a couple of _ _ _ _ _.
  11. 21. A big _ _ _ _ _ gathered to see Aerostat-Reveillon take off.
  12. 22. Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne were _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  13. 24. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ balloons help meteorologists to say rain or shine.
  14. 25. Russia’s Jules-Verne statue has him _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a balloon.
Down
  1. 1. “A voyage in a balloon” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “Around the World in 80 days”.
  2. 3. Be it in real life or fiction, people love _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ balloons rise.
  3. 4. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ measures heat, pressure, and humidity.
  4. 6. _ _ _ _ _ says its shot-down balloon was not spying.
  5. 7. Weather balloons are usually filled with hydrogen or _ _ _ _ _ _.
  6. 9. Unlike party balloons, hot-air balloons don’t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ once filled.
  7. 10. Jules _ _ _ _ _ had hot-air balloons in more than one story.
  8. 11. Heavy weights used to steady the hot-air balloon.
  9. 13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ heads the Super-Pressure Balloon Program.
  10. 15. In 1973, a _ _ _ _ _ flew in a balloon with two birds.
  11. 17. Super-Power Balloons have been launched from Wanaka _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  12. 23. Super-Power Balloons have taken off from _ _ _ _ _ _ in Europe.