Test Your Knowledge- Ruby Payne Scott Crossword

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Payne-Scott attended the University of _____________.
A type of telescope designed to receive waves emitted by space objects
One of Australia's largest wireless service companies during the 1940s for which Payne-Scott worked for
Dark “patches” in the sun caused by twists in the sun’s magnetic field
CSIRO’s “Radio Physics” division was actually a cover for _______ research.
To avoid being fired, Payne-Scott had to keep her __________ a secret.
Payne-Scott helped create the swept-lobe _____________, which could image the sky dozens of times per second!
A movie of the sun that was constructed using an interferometer helped to identify Type __ solar bursts. (Answer in roman numerals)
The approximate percentage of Australia’s population that had to fight in WW2.
Payne-Scott invented a device known as an S-band __________, which could check the sensitivity of receivers and measure the intensity of incoming signals.
Through an experiment that involved cultivating ___________ embryos, Payne-Scott’s group concluded that the magnetism of the Earth doesn’t affect processes occurring in living beings.
Payne-Scott was hired as a _________ at AWA at first, but her job soon turned into the job of a full-time physicist!
To honor Payne-Scott’s contributions to science, Danebank School continues to host an annual Payne-Scott ________, which is given by women scientists.
During the economic __________in the 1930s, it was incredibly hard for women to find work.
In the 20th century, Australia was an __________ society- Women would stay at home and take care of their children, while men earned money to support their families.

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