Description

the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine
the branch of technology and industry concerned with both aviation and space flight.
a vertical airfoil pivoted from the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, for controlling movement around the vertical axis.
the federal agency that is responsible for aerospace research, aeronautics, and the civilian space program.
a structure with curved surfaces designed to give the most favorable ratio of lift to drag in flight, used as the basic form of the wings, fins, and horizontal stabilizer of most aircraft.
a rocket-propelled spaceship.
He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.
spaceflight mission that landed the first two people on the Moon.
Moved wind last a stationary object instead of moving the object through the air.
Final phase in flight development
Principle that states when a fluid moves quickly, its pressure decreases.
a force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.
Has only magnitude
Has both magnitude and direction
the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty.
related to the amount of force acting on the object, either due to gravity or to a reaction force that holds it in place.
The force that directly opposes the weight of an airplane and holds the airplane in the air.
Move at constant velocities
change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings in a given interval of time.
English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

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Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

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