Solar System
Across
- 2. An icy space object that forms a tail when it passes near the Sun
- 4. A chunk or rock or dust in space
- 8. A piece of rock that has fallen to the ground from outer space
- 9. Nicknamed the "Red Planet"
- 11. A region beyond Neptune containing many meteoroids and comets
- 12. The outer planets are made up of ...
- 14. All planets are located in the ...
- 16. A large space rock orbiting the Sun
- 18. The largest planet
- 19. The hottest planet in the Solar System
- 20. This planet is farthest away from the Sun
Down
- 1. A space rock that enters Earth's atmosphere
- 3. Earth rotates on an ....
- 5. A sphere of meteoroids and comets far beyond Pluto
- 6. The smallest planet
- 7. All 8 planets ____________ around the Sun
- 10. This planet is tilted on its side
- 13. A region between Mars and Jupiter where many small and large asteroids are found
- 15. The only planet known to support life
- 17. The sixth planet from the Sun