The Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. a naturally formed object that orbits a planet. Earth has only one, but some planets have more.
  2. 7. the planet that is tilted on its side
  3. 11. when the moon blocks out the sun
  4. 13. the planet that has the most distinct rings
  5. 14. when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon causes only red light to reflect off the moon
  6. 15. a large, rocky or metallic object orbiting the sun. Not spherical.
  7. 18. Mercury, Veuns, Earth, and Mars
  8. 19. the largest planet in the solar system
  9. 20. a "shooting star" that breaks up in our atmosphere
  10. 22. the most volcanically active planet in the solar system
Down
  1. 1. an object captured by the solar system that orbits the sun. It has a long tail.
  2. 2. the spherical area in the solar system farthest from the sun
  3. 4. the planet with the fastest wind speeds
  4. 5. the area between Earth and Jupiter
  5. 6. the planet with the largest volcano in the solar system
  6. 8. an object that orbits a planet. It can be natural or manmade.
  7. 9. the hottest planet in the solar system
  8. 10. the area of asteroids where Pluto is found
  9. 12. an object from space that crashes onto the surface of a planet
  10. 16. when a planet does one full circle orbit around the sun
  11. 17. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  12. 20. the first planet away from the sun
  13. 21. when an object moves around another because of gravity