Satellites and Space
Across
- 5. A satellite that has not been made by humans.(two words with under score)
- 6. A space probe that lands on a planet or moon.
- 7. The amount of force with which gravity pulls something towards the Earth. It is measured in newtons (N).
- 8. The path that a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet.
- 10. A large object orbiting a star.
- 11. Oval shaped. The shape of a planet's orbit around the Sun.
- 13. An unmanned spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets.(two words with under score)
- 16. A satellite made by humans.(two words with under score)
- 17. A space probe that goes into orbit around a planet or moon.
- 18. A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy.
- 19. A star with planets and other objects orbiting it.(two words with under score)
Down
- 1. The unit of force.
- 2. The family of waves that includes light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves(two words with under score)
- 3. Another name for heat energy that travels by radiation. It can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (empty space).(two words with under space)
- 4. The force of attraction between any two objects.
- 9. An orbit where a satellite is over the equator and takes exactly 24 hours to circle the Earth, so it always stays over the same part of the Earth.(two words with under score)
- 12. All the galaxies and the space between them.
- 14. Millions of stars grouped together.
- 15. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can detect with our eyes.(two words with under score)
- 19. Anything that orbits a planet or a moon.