The Solar System

5. Earth’s “twin” planet; hottest in the solar system.
7. Famous for its icy and rocky rings.
8. The farthest planet; has the strongest winds.
11. Called the “Red Planet”; has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.
12. A streak of light in the sky caused when a space rock burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
14. A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.

1. Earth’s only natural satellite; it affects the tides.
2. The largest planet; home to the Great Red Spot.
3. A large object that orbits a star, like the Sun.
4. If it enters Earth’s atmosphere, it becomes a meteor.
6. The center of the solar system.
9. A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, once considered the ninth planet.
10. Rotates on its side. Has a bluish-green color due to methane in its atmosphere.
11. The smallest planet and closest to the Sun.
13. Third planet from the sun. The only planet known to support life.