Solar System
Across
- 2. This planet is surrounded by over 1000 rings of ice and dust
- 4. Having to do with the sun
- 6. The huge space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence
- 9. All the gases that surround a star or planet
- 13. A dwarf planet
- 14. The path followed by an object in space as it goes around another object
- 17. This planet is so large that all the other planets could fit inside
- 18. To move in an orbit or circle around something
Down
- 1. Iron in the soil gives this planet its red colour
- 3. To turn around a centre point
- 5. A rocky space object of varying shape and size
- 7. The third closest planet to the sun
- 8. This planet has a moon called Triton
- 10. A piece of metal or stone from spacethat falls to Earth's surface
- 11. An object that moves around a larger object
- 12. This planet tilts over so far on its axis that it rotates on its side
- 15. A big ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space
- 16. This planet is sometimes called the evening star and is the closest planet to Earth