Our Place in Space

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  1. 2. The name given to the first four planets in the Solar System is the ____ planets.
  2. 4. The closest planet to the Sun.
  3. 6. Giants The nickname given to the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  4. 8. The only planet known to have life.
  5. 10. The largest planet in the Solar System.
  6. 11. The name of the American agency that explores and researches outer space.
Down
  1. 1. A solid piece of debris flying through space known as a shooting star.
  2. 3. The dwarf planet that is no longer a part of the Solar System.
  3. 4. The planet known as ‘The Red Planet’ that is close to Earth.
  4. 5. It takes the Earth a full ____ to rotate around the Sun.
  5. 7. A planet in our Solar System with rings.
  6. 9. The source of Earth’s light that all planets in the Solar System orbit.