Solar System Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. The path an object follows as it moves around another object
  2. 5. A cloud of gas and dust from which a star is born
  3. 7. The force of attraction between ALL objects due to mass and distance
  4. 8. The 7th planet, the only planet with its axis tilted on its side
  5. 10. The 4th planet, also known as the red planet
  6. 11. The closest planet to the sun
  7. 13. The 5th planet, also the largest planet
Down
  1. 1. The 8th planet, also has the great dark spot
  2. 2. A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and appears to have a tail
  3. 4. An enormous collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  4. 6. The 2nd planet from the sun, also the hottest planet
  5. 9. The 6th planet, known by its large visible rings
  6. 12. The 3rd planet from the sun, also only known planet with life and 2/3 covered by water