Space Junk Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The most well-known type of space junk is big objects such as dead satellites or parts of ________ left in space after separation.
  2. 5. Some space debris can even be as large as a ___________.
  3. 7. The cause of all space junk.
  4. 9. Small space junk can also be things lost by _________ during space walks.
  5. 11. if we don’t act now the debris will continue to grow creating a domino effect of ___________ that will be impossible to stop.
  6. 12. Objects launched into space have a limited ________.
Down
  1. 1. re-entering debris releases harmful chemicals including alumina, which can deplete the ozone layer and contribute to atmospheric __________.
  2. 3. While some space junk is the passage of time, some come from _________ between satellites.
  3. 4. During anti-satellite weaponry tests ___________ are shot down by the same countries that put them in space.
  4. 6. Any piece of machinery or debris left in space by humans.
  5. 8. There are around 2,000 _______ satellites currently orbiting earth.
  6. 10. How many times faster than a bullet can space junk move.