Solar System
Across
- 1. A chunk of rock or dust in space
- 3. Clouds of gas and dust form a fuzzy outer layer called
- 7. The solid inner core of a comet
- 9. The sun produces enough energy through
- 10. Known as the "color sphere"
- 11. Outermost layer of the sun's interior
- 12. Huge, reddish loops of gas called
- 14. Too small to be considered full-fledged planets
- 16. The region of the Solar System is called the
Down
- 2. Region of very tightly packed gas where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation
- 4. What kind of effect is the trapping of heat by the atmosphere
- 5. The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere is called the
- 6. The inner planets are often called
- 8. The outer layer which looks like a white halo around the sun
- 11. Loose collections of ice,dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very long ellipes
- 13. Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around the,
- 15. The sun's central region