Planets Crossword ESS A

7. a large hurricane like storm tht has persisted for at least 400 years
8. a large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen
10. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the Earth. It keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun
11. is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
12. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
13. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical
15. a planet whose orbit lies outside the asteroid belt
17. the earth's atmosphere
19. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere,becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light
21. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it
22. a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun

1. a planet whose orbit lies within the asteroid belt
2. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the
3. with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
4. that are required for it to be classed as such
5. the time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun
6. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth and other planets
9. is usually the most distant planet in the solar system
14. a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Can be found in a belt after Mars
16. helium, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
18. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun,
20. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or
21. especially a periodic elliptical revolution