Solar System Objects

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Across
  1. 1. Small piece of an asteroid or comet and burns up in the earth's atmosphere.
  2. 4. This dwarf planet use to be called a planet.
  3. 6. The _________ Belt is found past Neptune and has many comets and some dwarf planets.
  4. 7. The first and smallest planet.
  5. 9. This dwarf planet is found in the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter.
  6. 16. The star at the center of our solar system.
  7. 17. The Asteroid _______ is found between mars and jupiter.
  8. 19. The 7th planet and rotates at a 90 degree tilt.
  9. 20. A planet _________ or revolves when it makes a path around the sun.
  10. 21. Small piece of an asteroid or comet and lands on the earth's surface.
  11. 23. These objects orbit around a planet.
  12. 28. These objects orbit the sun only, are sphere shaped, and clear their orbital path.
  13. 29. The last four planets from the sun. They are colder, larger, orbit sun slower, gas, have rings and more moons.
Down
  1. 1. The 4th planet and is red with a tall mountain.
  2. 2. A planet _________ or spins when its axis. The earth does this every 24 hours.
  3. 3. The 5th Planet and is also the largest.
  4. 5. This is the largest object in a solar system and located in the center with everything orbiting around it. It is made of gas and gives off heat and light.
  5. 8. Large irregular shaped objects made of ice, dust and frozen gas. These get a vapor tail when they get close to the sun.
  6. 10. The 3rd planet and has a lot of liquid on surface.
  7. 11. The 6th planet and has the biggest rings.
  8. 12. The 2nd planet and warmest.
  9. 13. ___________ planets orbit the sun only, are sphere shaped but do NOT clear their orbital paths.
  10. 14. The first four planets from the sun. They are warmer, smaller, orbit sun faster, no rings, solid, and less moons.
  11. 15. Large irregular shaped objects made of rock and metal found between mars and jupiter.
  12. 18. The _______ Way is the name of the galaxy our solar system is in.
  13. 22. ______ is the amount of planets in our solar system. Before 2006 there were nine.
  14. 24. A __________ system is a star and everything that orbits around it.
  15. 25. The 8th planet and is the stormiest.
  16. 26. This is a group of billions of solar systems.
  17. 27. Small piece of an asteroid or comet and is found in space.