Across
- 6. one of many large rocks that circle the sun
- 8. the planet eighth in order of distance and farthest from the Sun, after Uranus
- 9. the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves
- 10. the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- 11. the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live
Down
- 1. a plant of the spurge family.
- 2. a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 trillion miles).
- 3. the planet fifth in order of distance from the Sun, after Mars and before Saturn
- 4. the planet seventh in order of distance from the Sun, after Saturn and before Neptune
- 5. the planet second in order of distance from the Sun, after Mercury and before Earth. It is the closest planet to Earth.
- 7. the planet sixth in order of distance from the Sun, after Jupiter and before Uranus
- 10. the planet fourth in order of distance from the sun, after Earth and before Jupiter
