Solar System Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A single journey along an orbital path. It takes Earth 365 1/4 days to do this around the sun.
  2. 3. A body in outer space, made of hot gases, that shines in the night sky.(Our Sun is one of these!)
  3. 6. A planet with large rings around it that is sixth from the Sun; a gas giant.
  4. 7. The area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit together. It will not help hold up your pants!!
  5. 9. A single turn of something around an axis or a fixed point; spinning. (It takes Earth 24 hours)
  6. 12. The smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the Sun; a terrestrial planet.
  7. 14. A large planet that is mainly made up of gases. (Think Outer Planets)
  8. 16. A large blue-green planet that is seventh from the Sun; a gas giant.
  9. 17. A space object made of ice and dust that orbits a star and develops
  10. 18. The largest planet in our solar system and the fifth from the Sun; a gas giant.
Down
  1. 1. A large blue planet that is eighth from the Sun; a gas giant.
  2. 4. An area of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune where a group of minor planets and other objects orbit the Sun.
  3. 5. The center of an object. (Think about an apple.)
  4. 8. a nearly round object that orbits a star,
  5. 10. is smaller than a planet, and is not a satellite of another object. (Think…Pluto!)
  6. 11. This means to revolve around another object. Our Moon does this to Earth.
  7. 13. A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon.
  8. 15. A dwarf planet that was discovered in 1930 and that was once considered a planet.