The Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. the force that holds the planets in their orbit
  2. 4. a rock that crashes into Earth's atmosphere
  3. 5. our planet
  4. 6. our sun is a ____
  5. 9. the path that a planet takes around the sun
  6. 10. the star at the center of our solar system
  7. 12. planet famous for its rings
  8. 13. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are ___ planets.
  9. 14. this planet is known as the red planet
  10. 17. the satellite that orbits Earth
  11. 18. planet between Saturn and Neptune
  12. 20. the planet closest to the sun
  13. 21. Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars are _____ planets.
Down
  1. 1. the largest planet in the solar system
  2. 3. one of the many rocks in a belt between Mars and Jupiter
  3. 7. something that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune have
  4. 8. an icy rock that has a bright tail when it comes close to the sun
  5. 11. a hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting a planet
  6. 14. our galaxy
  7. 15. layers of gas surrounding a terrestrial planet
  8. 16. planet known as the morning and evening star
  9. 19. the furthest planet from the sun