Planets
Across
- 5. A large bowl-shaped hole on a planet's surface caused by impacts.
- 7. The movement of large sections of Earth's crust.
- 9. A gas found in the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune that gives them their blue colour.
- 14. An invisible force around a planet that helps protect it from harmful radiation.
- 16. The Sun and all the objects that orbit it.
- 17. An ice giant that rotates on its side and appears blue-green because of methane.
- 18. The fourth planet from the Sun, known as the Red Planet because of its reddish colour.
- 19. Energy that travels through space in the form of waves or particles.
- 25. The four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) that have solid, rocky surfaces.
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- 1. The second-largest planet, best known for its spectacular ring system.
- 2. The smaller of Mars's two moons.
- 3. The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet that supports life.
- 4. The path a planet follows as it moves around the Sun.
- 6. The four outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) that are made mostly of gas and ice.
- 8. A large planet made mostly of gases and icy materials.
- 10. One of Mars's two small moons.
- 11. The largest planet in the Solar System, famous for its Great Red Spot storm.
- 12. A layer of gases surrounding a planet.
- 13. The second planet from the Sun and the hottest planet due to its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.
- 15. A gas that makes up most of the atmospheres of Venus and Mars.
- 20. A natural object, such as a moon, that orbits a planet.
- 21. The farthest planet from the Sun, known for having the strongest winds in the Solar System.
- 22. Saturn's largest moon, which has a thick atmosphere.
- 23. The closest planet to the Sun and the smallest terrestrial planet with a rocky, cratered surface.
- 24. Neptune's largest moon.