Our Solar System

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Across
  1. 5. The sun is made up of _______ and plasma.
  2. 6. The _______ of the earth is what causes seasons to change.
  3. 7. This planet is the biggest planet in our solar system.
  4. 8. _____________ is the smallest planet in our solar system.
  5. 11. A ___________ is made of ice and dust and they have long tails that trail behind them as they move through space.
  6. 14. A ____________ is a group of stars that appear to be close together in the sky and form a shape or pattern.
  7. 15. This beautiful planet has big rings made of dust and ice.
Down
  1. 1. The planet that we live on is called ___________.
  2. 2. This planet has some of the fastest winds in the solar system.
  3. 3. A force that pulls things towards each other.
  4. 4. ___________ planets are much smaller than regular planets.
  5. 8. This planet is sometimes referred to as the "red planet".
  6. 9. This planet spins on it's side instead of its top like the other planets.
  7. 10. This object in space does not make it's own light, instead it uses the light from the sun.
  8. 12. This planet is one of the brightest objects in the sky.
  9. 13. This is a huge ball of gas in space that gives off light because they are really hot.