Across
- 4. a ball of ice and rock that has a tail
- 5. the number of planets in our solar system
- 8. this is a dwarf planet
- 9. this is the planet we live in
- 10. someone who travels into space
- 11. this planet spins on its side
- 13. we see this at night. It can be full, quarter, half..
- 15. this planet is the hottest and is close to the sun
- 16. this planet is smallest and closest to the sun
- 17. this planet has rings around it
Down
- 1. this is the largest planet
- 2. our galaxy - also the name of a chocolate bar
- 3. the name of the system planet earth is in
- 6. what we use to look closely at the stars
- 7. this planet is furthest away from the sun
- 12. we see this in the daytime and all the planets circle this planet
- 14. what astronauts travels in
- 16. this planet is sometimes called the red planet
- 17. these look like they twinkle at night
- 18. the best time to look at stars