Solar System

4. a meteoroid that entered Earth's atmosphere in a streak of light
6. small, rocky or metallic body found in the inner solar system
7. orbits the sun and has enough gravity to be spherical but has not cleared its area of orbit
9. found at the center of our solar system
10. object that orbits the sun, has become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared its area of orbit
11. most distant part of our solar system made of left over icy debris from the formation of the solar system
12. a meteor that reaches Earth's surface

1. loose ball of ice and rock that usually has a long, narrow orbit around the sun
2. used to measure distances in space since space is so vast
3. chunks of rock or dust smaller than an asteroid
4. natural object that orbits a planet
5. region beyond Neptune's orbit that contains comets, dwarf planets, and other small objects made mostly of ice
8. made up of a variety of objects like the sun, planets, and moons