Across
- 3. These orbit the planets, with some planets having more than one
- 4. Causes the planets to continually move around the sun
- 5. The closest planet to the sun
- 9. The hottest planet, that also has no moons
- 11. The largest moon of Saturn
- 12. Small and large rocky debris found throughout the solar system
- 13. Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth
Down
- 1. An object consisting of ice and dust that when heated has a long tail as it travels away from the sun
- 2. Known as the red planet
- 3. Solid, rocky objects that fall towards earth, often mistaken for a falling star
- 5. The galaxy that includes our solar system
- 6. Used to travel into space and discover new things about the solar system
- 7. This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons
- 8. Largest planet that has 67 moons
- 10. There are billions of these found in our galaxy, and are most prominent at night
- 14. An average star that all eight planets orbit
