Satellites and Space
Across
- 3. The path a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet
- 5. The family of waves that includes light, infrared, microwaves and radiowaves
- 11. An orbit where the satellite is over the equator and takes exactly 24 hours to circle the Earth so it is always stays over the same part
- 12. The amount of matter something is made out of
- 13. A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
- 14. An orbit where a satellite passes over the North and South Poles. It will pass over all parts of the Earth in several orbits
- 16. A star with planets and other objects orbiting it
- 17. A large object orbiting a star
- 18. This planet was first thought to be the centre of the Solar System
- 19. He made the first detailed observations of the Solar System with in a telescope in 1610
Down
- 1. An unmanned spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets
- 2. Anything that orbits a planet or a moon
- 4. A satellite made by humans
- 6. All the galaxies and space between them
- 7. The unit of force
- 8. Oval shape of a planet's orbit around the Sun
- 9. He suggested that the planets moved in ellipses, not circles
- 10. Millions of stars grouped together
- 11. The force of attraction between any two objects
- 15. A space probe that goes into orbit around a planet or moon