Solar System- Part 1

2. Created the telescope and provided proof that planets orbit the sun in our solar system.
3. All of the contents of outer space.
8. The ______ planets are large gas and ice giants. They have ring systems and a large amount of moons.
9. Seventh planet from the sun.
11. The _____ belt is the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found.
13. The _____ belt is the region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune. Contains rock and ice, as well as many of the dwarf planets in our solar system.
14. A large spiral galaxy that is home to Earth and the rest of our solar system, and about a trillion stars.
17. The ________ unit is used to measure the distances between the sun and planets in the solar system.
19. First planet from the sun; One of the terrestrial planets; smallest of the 8 planets.
22. The theory that proposes that the universe is the same as it has always been.
24. Second planet from the sun.
27. The scientific study of stars, planets, and other things in space.
28. A massive collection of matter that revolves around a star.
29. The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
30. Fifth planet from the sun. This is the largest known planet in the solar system.

1. The first scientist to propose that planets orbit the sun.
4. Third planet from the sun.
5. An smaller type of planet that orbits the sun.
6. The ___ planets are small and rocky. They have few moons and lack rings.
7. The sun and all objects that are gravitationally bound to the sun.
10. Eighth planet from the sun.
12. A swarm of billions of stars, clouds, and dust rotating around a central point. The universe is made up of billions of these swarms.
15. A large object that gives off its own light.
16. A possible ice giant planet that would exist far past Neptune.
18. The theory that proposes that the universe was created by God, or a higher power.
20. A scientist that proposed that the Earth was the center of the solar system.
21. Fourth planet from the sun. Possibly contained water and life in the past.
23. A planetary _______ is any smaller object that orbits a planet. An example of this would be a moon.
25. Sixth planet from the sun. Has large rings.
26. An object that orbits a planet. This object is always smaller than the planet it orbits.