The Solar System
Across
- 4. a huge burning ball of superheated gas
- 5. a large object that orbits a star
- 7. the star at the center of our solar system
- 9. the closest planet to the sun
- 11. a small planet-like body that orbits Earth
- 13. a large system of stars, gas, and dust
- 17. everything that exists in space
- 18. the way the moon appears to change shape
Down
- 1. the largest planet in the solar system
- 2. the only planet to orbit on its side
- 3. the planet with the most visible rings
- 6. the hottest planet in the solar system
- 8. an imaginary line that goes through both poles of a planet
- 10. the only planet that can support life as we know it
- 12. the furthest planet from the sun
- 14. Earth's path as it moves around the sun
- 15. the "Red Planet"
- 16. (2 words) the length of time it takes for Earth to rotate once around its axis