Topic 6: Solar System Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. A chunk of ice and dust or rock that have stretched-out orbits around the sun
  2. 5. The bright shiny disk of sun that we can see from earth; most of the light that reaches the Earth comes from this layer
  3. 10. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body
  4. 11. The arrangement of parts
  5. 14. A huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy
  6. 15. A trait that can help identify something
Down
  1. 1. The measure of how fast the particles of matter are moving
  2. 2. The four planets closest to the Sun—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  3. 4. The four planets farthest from the Sun that are made of ice and gases: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  4. 6. The outer most layer of the sun's atmosphere; can only be seen during a total solar eclipse or with a special instrument
  5. 7. A chunk of rock in space that orbits the sun
  6. 8. A large, round piece of rock and ice that revolves around a planet
  7. 9. Clearly visible or understood; obvious; the way something looks
  8. 12. The layer of the sun that appears bright red in color; can only be seen during a total solar eclipse because its light is normally blocked by the much brighter photosphere
  9. 13. The curved path of an object around a star, a planet, or a moon
  10. 14. The planets, asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun, as well as the planets' moons