Science Club- Big Idea 5

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Across
  1. 3. a natural object that orbits a planet, Earth only has one
  2. 5. the four planets farther from the Sun, large and made mostly of gases and/or ices
  3. 6. the four planets closest to the Sun, have solid, rocky surfaces
  4. 9. the path an object follows as it moves around another object in space.
  5. 10. a large, nearly round object in space that orbits a star and does not make its own light
  6. 12. a rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is smaller than a planet
Down
  1. 1. the star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat
  2. 2. the Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets
  3. 4. an object made mostly of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the Sun, it may form a glowing tail when close to the sun
  4. 7. the layer of gases surrounding a planet or other object in space
  5. 8. a very large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, ours is named the Milky Way
  6. 11. a large, hot ball of glowing gas that produces own light and heat