Across
- 3. a natural object that orbits a planet, Earth only has one
- 5. the four planets farther from the Sun, large and made mostly of gases and/or ices
- 6. the four planets closest to the Sun, have solid, rocky surfaces
- 9. the path an object follows as it moves around another object in space.
- 10. a large, nearly round object in space that orbits a star and does not make its own light
- 12. a rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is smaller than a planet
Down
- 1. the star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat
- 2. the Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets
- 4. an object made mostly of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the Sun, it may form a glowing tail when close to the sun
- 7. the layer of gases surrounding a planet or other object in space
- 8. a very large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, ours is named the Milky Way
- 11. a large, hot ball of glowing gas that produces own light and heat