Solar System

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Across
  1. 1. It takes 28 days to go round the Earth
  2. 6. This used to be called a planet of the solar system, but now called a dwarf planet.
  3. 8. The lightest planet in the solar system.
  4. 10. A planet known for having very visible rings around it.
  5. 11. The Erath spins on its ….
  6. 12. The time it takes for the Earth to go round the Sun
  7. 14. The closest planet to the Sun.
  8. 15. The Sun rises in the ….
Down
  1. 2. This planet is the furthest out into the solar system.
  2. 3. A great star which gives heat and light
  3. 4. The middle of the solar system.
  4. 5. An object that orbits the Earth, sending messages about space.
  5. 7. The path of planet around the Sun.
  6. 9. Another word for the Sun.
  7. 13. The only planet known to have living things on it.
  8. 14. Also calles the Red Planet.