Solar System Review

3. Seventh planet out from the Sun
4. Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
8. A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
10. Belt A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
15. Cloud a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
16. to spin on an axis
17. Belt Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
18. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
23. Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
24. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
25. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
26. Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
27. a small, rocky body that travels through space

1. "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
2. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
5. Planet, 1930-2006
6. Closest planet to the Sun
7. Farthest-out major planet
9. system the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
11. Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
12. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
13. All of space and everything in it
14. A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
19. Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
20. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
21. "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
22. to move around another object in a circular path