Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. A small body of rock and ice that orbits the Sun.
  2. 4. The fourth planet from the Sun.
  3. 6. The study of celestial objects, their composition, and their interactions.
  4. 7. A massive celestial body that orbits a star and shines by reflected light.
  5. 9. The force that keeps planets and other objects in orbit around the Sun.
  6. 12. The phenomenon that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light.
  7. 13. The rocky planet closest to the Sun.
  8. 14. The largest planet in the Solar System.
Down
  1. 1. The path that a celestial body takes around another object in space.
  2. 2. The closest celestial body to Earth.
  3. 5. The closest star to Earth.
  4. 6. A large, rocky object that orbits the Sun and is smaller than a planet.
  5. 8. A region of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune, containing icy objects.
  6. 10. The time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the Sun.
  7. 11. The brightest object in the night sky.