Across
- 2. a manmade object that orbits a planet. It is usually built for a specific purpose.
- 3. An advantage or something good that comes from something.
- 6. A kind of satellite that is designed to allow humans to live and work within it.
- 8. A word for very little gravity.
- 12. The red planed in our solar system that is named after the Roman god of war.
- 13. The name of the huge spherical rock that orbits the Earth. It is responsible for the tides in our oceans and Humans have used it for thousands of years to make calendars and keep time.
- 17. a kind of wheeled vehicle used to travel on the surface of other planets.
- 18. the surroundings or conditions that a living thing lives or operates within.
- 20. The big rocks floating out in space that some people dream of mining one day to extract valuable resources.
- 23. a ______________ is a statement made in persuasive writing to introduce an idea that is opposite of the Thesis.
- 25. The last part of an argumentative/persuasive writing where the thesis is restated and cemented in the mind of the reader.
- 27. A word for information, details, or data that supports a claim/thesis or that helps to prove that something is true or valid.
- 31. a word that describes an environment that is harsh, difficult, or impossible for humans to live in.
- 33. what we call a person who goes into space to explore or do scientific research.
- 34. the name of the most famous space station, where people from many different countries come together to do scientific experiments.
- 35. A strong opinion made by an author that is justified by evidence.
Down
- 1. The force that draws objects towards more massive ones.
- 2. The name of the special clothes that an astronaut needs to wear in order to breath and survive the dangers of outer space.
- 4. The one or two sentence statement in the introduction of persuasive writing where the main claim is introduced and its validity is explained.
- 5. The planet you live on.
- 7. the path something takes as it moves around something else in space, like the Earth going around the sun or the moon going around the Earth.
- 9. the collection of gasses that gather around some planets.
- 10. ____________ is a kind of energy that travels in waves or as particles. We often talk about this kind of energy as extremely dangerous and harmful for people.
- 11. The kind of vehicle that is used to get people and equipment off a planet and into space.
- 14. The name of the Soviet cosmonaut who was the first person to go into space in 1961.
- 15. The last name of the first person to walk on the moon.
- 16. the first section of argumentative/persuasive writing where the reader's attention is grabbed and a claim or main idea is presented for the first time.
- 19. A word used to show or prove that something or some opinion is correct or reasonable.
- 21. The space shuttle disaster that happened in 1986.
- 22. an unmanned spacecraft sent to explore space and gather scientific information.
- 24. A living thing that is from another planet.
- 26. a ________ is when the counterclaim is shown to be wrong or flawed.
- 28. The name of the United State's space agency.
- 29. A part of persuasive writing where a counterclaim is proved to be wrong.
- 30. The group of planets, asteroids, and moons that all orbit the Sun.
- 32. The space shuttle disaster that happened in 2003.