Across
- 3. closer to the sun warmer mostly rock
- 5. when a planet spins on its axis
- 7. heavily cratered rock, ice crust, ice mantle, rock core
- 10. sixth planet in order, ringed, very low density
- 11. probes that found new information about outer planets
- 12. The earth and other planets revolve around the sun
- 16. the sun and planets make up this
- 17. the way planets revolve around the sun
- 19. second planet to the sun, atmosphere thick and toxic
- 20. largest known volcano in the solar system
Down
- 1. largest planet in solar system and fifth planet in order
- 2. 4 gaseous planet
- 4. largest moon in solar system
- 6. the gas or air that surrounds the planet
- 8. Vast disks of icy comets, located near Neptune's orbit
- 9. third planet from sun, water exists as 3 states of matter
- 13. farthest from the sun mostly gaseous planets
- 14. last of gas planet, orbit overlaps Pluto's, dark spot, bluish tint
- 15. the orbit at which a planet spins around the sun
- 18. smallest planetoid to the sun , different orbital plane tilted 17 degrees
- 21. closest planet to the sun, weak magnetic field
- 22. smallest gas planet,7th planet ,bluish tint, spins like tire
- 23. fourth planet from the sun, red planet, surface iron oxide dust
