The Solar System
Across
- 3. a little chunk of rock in space
- 4. a planet that floats between stars or one that orbits a star outside our solar system
- 5. Objects that are round and orbit the sun, just like planets do.
- 8. the curved path that a planet, satellite or spacecraft moves
- 11. the circle around a planet or moon that is the same distance from its north pole and its south pole
- 13. Percy Jackson's dad
- 15. the streak of light caused when a meteoroid enters a planet's atmosphere
- 16. a natural object that travels around a bigger natural object
- 17. big hunks of rock and metal
- 19. the gases held by gravity around a planet
- 22. a large body in space that circles around the sun or another star
- 25. the star at the center of our solar system
- 27. one of the largest moons in the solar system
- 28. source of long-term comets
- 29. a force that pulls matter together
- 30. Exists thanks to Jupiter
Down
- 1. source of short-term comets
- 2. a meteoroid that lands on the surface of a planet
- 6. Where you live
- 7. Dirty snowballs
- 9. the other Martian moon
- 10. Has 4 Galilean Moons
- 12. a large bowl shaped dent in the ground caused by a meteorite
- 14. the constant stream of particles and energy emitted by the sun
- 15. The Red Planet
- 18. Roman Goddess of Beauty
- 20. The planet closest to the Sun
- 21. one of Mars moon's
- 22. A Disney dog
- 23. The Jupiter moon that has more water than Earth
- 24. Beyonce would love this planet
- 26. Stop pronouncing it wrong