Space Crossword

3. Name for Newton’s First Law
6. The region beyond Earth’s atmosphere
8. Forces that are equal and opposite in direction and Do NOT cause a change in motion on an object
11. A change in speed or direction according to Newtons second law of motion
13. The largest planet in our solar system
14. The third planet from the sun
15. The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun
16. The path that a planet follows around the sun
17. While space probes operate primarily in the vacuum of space, they encounter some resistance when passing through an atmosphere
18. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern

1. These types of forces do cause a change in speed on an object
2. The force that propels a spacecraft forward
4. The space agency responsible for the Apollo moon missions
5. The natural satellite of Earth
6. The closest star to Earth (3 letters):
7. For every action, there is an equal and opposite…
9. The study of celestial objects and phenomena
10. These exist in a wide disk beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt and take less than 200 years to orbit the Sun
12. A massive celestial body that emits light