The Solar System
Across
- 5. Small, rocky, irregularly shaped object
- 6. Famous, large(st) asteroid, also a Dwarf Planet
- 7. The farthest planet from the Sun
- 11. Center of the Solar System
- 12. Small object that orbits the Earth, causes tides, and is seen at night
- 14. An object that has entered Earth's atmosphere and landed on the surface of the planet
- 15. Planet closest to the Sun
- 16. Planet that supports life and has liquid water
- 18. Giant bubble that surrounds the Solar System, most distant region in the Solar System
- 20. Type of galaxy the Solar System is located in
- 21. Gas Giant with many rings
Down
- 1. Region in between Jupiter and Mars, full of many rocky objects
- 2. Earth's toxic sister planet
- 3. Region beyond Neptune that has a disk shape and is home to Pluto, Orcus, other Dwarf Planets, and objects
- 4. An object that is not quite a planet
- 6. "Cosmic snowball", 1P/Halley is a very famous one
- 8. Is no longer a planet but was once considered one
- 9. Largest planet in the Solar System, also a Gas Giant
- 10. Is sometimes called a "shooting star"
- 13. Number of Terrestrial Planets as well as the number of Gas Giants in the Solar System
- 14. The Red Planet
- 17. The galaxy the Solar System is located in
- 19. The first of the Ice Giants, rotates on its side