7L The Solar System and Beyond

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Across
  1. 2. This type of eclipse involves the Moon blocking out the Sun.
  2. 3. The largest planet of the Solar System. Features a large red spot. Named after the Roman god of the sky and thunder.
  3. 7. The time it takes a planet to rotate once on its own axis.
  4. 8. At this time of the year Britain is tilted towards the Sun.
  5. 9. The closest planet to the Sun. Named after the Roman god of wealth.
  6. 10. A natural satellite that orbits the Earth. It controls the tides of the sea.
  7. 12. This type of eclipse involves the Earth casting a shadow over the Moon.
  8. 13. At this time of the year Britain is tilted away from the Sun.
Down
  1. 1. The general name for any object that orbits a planet.
  2. 4. There are eight of these in the Solar System. They orbit the Sun and reflect the Sun's light.
  3. 5. The second largest planet of the Solar System. Surrounded by beautiful ice crystal rings.
  4. 6. Small dwarf planet discovered in 1930. Used to be considered as one of the main planets of the Solar System, but not any more.
  5. 9. The time taken for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
  6. 11. The path that a planet (or a moon) takes as it goes around a star (or a planet).