2023 Space DMS

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Across
  1. 2. a rocky body that moves through space and is smaller than an asteroid.
  2. 4. what the 4 outer planets are made of
  3. 6. the spinning of a planet on its axis.
  4. 8. only planet with liquid water and known life
  5. 9. a small body of ice, rock, and dust that orbits the Sun in an elongated ellipse.
  6. 10. the star closest to Earth. It is very large and very hot.
  7. 11. a curved path a planet follows as it travels around the Sun. Moons follow orbits around planets.
  8. 12. a complete trip of a planet around the Sun.
  9. 13. a small rocky object that orbits the Sun and is most commonly found in the asteroid belt.
Down
  1. 1. includes the Sun, the eight planets, and the many other objects that orbit the sun.
  2. 3. a large object that orbits the Sun or another star.
  3. 5. an object that orbits a planet, can be natural or man-made
  4. 7. a small, natural satellite that revolves around a planet
  5. 14. what the 4 inner planets are made of