Across
- 1. A cloud of gas and dust
- 4. Commonly referred to as "dirty snowballs", they are composed of a icy, rocky core that has two tails that point away from the sun
- 5. Furthest planet from then sun and the coldest planet
- 9. Grains of dust clumped up that create small, irregularly shaped objects
- 11. Closest planet to the sun, hit by comets constantly
- 12. The largest planet in our solar system, known for its famous Red Spot
- 13. Has huge volcanoes and deep canyons in its surface, also known for its famous red color
- 14. Our home planet, it harbours life, and is the third planet from the sun
- 15. Planetesimals are formed into these, they develop their own gravitational fields
Down
- 2. A planet that rotates on its side, has a system of eleven rings
- 3. A celestial object that lies mostly in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
- 4. The only one of the known dwarf planets to be located in the asteroid belt
- 6. Formed at the center of a cloud that is flattened into a disc shape
- 7. Objects that orbit the sun at a further distance than Neptune, located in the scattered disk (Abbreviated)
- 8. 6th planet from the sun, has many beautiful rings
- 9. Used to be known as the ninth planet of the Solar system, has 3 moons
- 10. Made up of mostly carbon dioxide, has extensive volcanic featured in the surface
- 13. A Small, rocky object from space that is heated up as it enters the Earth's surface
