Characteristics of the Solar System 1-11

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Across
  1. 4. Objects such as planets, moons, and stars that are located outside the Earth's atmosphere or inspace
  2. 7. The seventh planet from the Sun
  3. 8. The galaxy that contains our solar system
  4. 10. The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
  5. 11. The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit
Down
  1. 1. A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit
  2. 2. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets
  3. 3. The second planet from the Sun
  4. 5. A large group of stars held together by gravitation and separated from other groups of stars by large regions of space
  5. 6. A ball of gas in space that produces its own light
  6. 8. A natural satellite that orbits a planet; some planets have no moons, and others have over 60 moons
  7. 9. heat