GKE Gravity in Space
Across
- 3. The first person to describe the law of gravity as an interaction between two masses.
- 5. The minimum speed required to leave Earth's orbit.
- 10. The gravitational __________ on Mars is 3.7 m/s/s.
- 11. The force of gravity depends on the size of the masses and the ________ between them.
- 14. The International _________ orbits the Earth at about 400km above the Earth.
- 15. Newton realized that gravity explained ______ motion as well as the movement of objects on Earth.
Down
- 1. A large object held in Earth's orbit by the force of gravity.
- 2. A force of attraction between masses.
- 4. Astronauts feel this way because they are in free fall.
- 6. The force on an object moving around another object, pulling it toward the center.
- 7. Large _____+_ are pulled toward Earth with more force than smaller ones.
- 8. Newton's _________ was a thought experiment that was used to understand the effect of gravity.
- 9. The moon affects ________ on Earth because of its gravitational pull on the Earth.
- 12. The color of rocks on Mars.
- 13. You cannot "escape" gravity because it is a ____ surrounding the Earth.