Outer Space Crossword

2. a small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth’s surface
5. an irregularly shaped rocky object in space
7. A system used to rate the hazard level of an object moving toward Earth
10. a body that moves in a clockwise direction of rotation
11. hottest planet
12. largest planet in the solar system
14. sometimes called a “Shooting Star”
18. natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies such as planets
19. occurs when Earth passes through the tail or debris of a comet
20. region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
21. closest planet to the sun

1. storm system more than 400 years old
3. farthest planet from the Sun
4. what a meteorite is called while in space
6. a body that moves in a counterclockwise direction of rotation
8. divides the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets
9. instrument helped early scientists discover more bodies in the solar system
13. blue-green in color because the gases absorb the red part of sunlight strongly
15. bodies in space made up of ice, dust, small gritty particles
16. dwarf planet
17. fourth planet from the sun
18. largest planetary rings