Across
- 1. A large planet made mostly of gases, like Jupiter or Saturn
- 4. The planets closest to the Sun with rocky surfaces
- 6. Famous for its prominent ring system and many moons
- 8. Seventh planet, an ice giant that rotates on its side
- 10. The layer of gases surrounding a planet
- 14. Closest planet to the Sun and smallest inner planet
- 15. Our home planet, third from the Sun with water and life
- 16. The path a planet follows around the Sun
Down
- 2. A group of planets and other objects orbiting the Sun
- 3. Largest planet in the solar system with a giant storm called the Great Red Spot
- 5. Circular bands of ice and rock particles around some planets
- 7. Eighth planet, a cold blue ice giant with strong winds and storms
- 9. A round hole in a planet’s surface caused by an impact
- 11. Known as the Red Planet with polar ice caps
- 12. Second planet from the Sun with a thick, hot atmosphere
- 13. The movement of a planet around the Sun