Across
- 2. NASA’s Super-Pressure Balloon can float for up to 100 _ _ _ _.
- 5. Every year, nearly two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ weather balloons are launched.
- 8. Around the world in _ _ _ _ _ _ days, that’s what Fogg did.
- 9. There are _ _ _ balloons shown on page 14–15. Spot them, if you can!
- 12. For multiple trips, Super-Pressure Balloons cost _ _ _ _ than satellites.
- 14. The first hot-air balloon with humans hovered over _ _ _ _ _.
- 16. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brings the radiosone safely back to the ground.
- 18. Ascend is to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ what rise up is to come down.
- 19. A balloon rises on its own when its gas is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ than the surrounding air.
- 20. Weather balloons are short-lived, bursting after a couple of _ _ _ _ _.
- 21. A big _ _ _ _ _ gathered to see Aerostat-Reveillon take off.
- 22. Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne were _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
- 24. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ balloons help meteorologists to say rain or shine.
- 25. Russia’s Jules-Verne statue has him _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a balloon.
Down
- 1. “A voyage in a balloon” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “Around the World in 80 days”.
- 3. Be it in real life or fiction, people love _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ balloons rise.
- 4. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ measures heat, pressure, and humidity.
- 6. _ _ _ _ _ says its shot-down balloon was not spying.
- 7. Weather balloons are usually filled with hydrogen or _ _ _ _ _ _.
- 9. Unlike party balloons, hot-air balloons don’t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ once filled.
- 10. Jules _ _ _ _ _ had hot-air balloons in more than one story.
- 11. Heavy weights used to steady the hot-air balloon.
- 13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ heads the Super-Pressure Balloon Program.
- 15. In 1973, a _ _ _ _ _ flew in a balloon with two birds.
- 17. Super-Power Balloons have been launched from Wanaka _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
- 23. Super-Power Balloons have taken off from _ _ _ _ _ _ in Europe.