Across
- 3. a powerful, narrow beam of light that can be used as a tool to cut metal, to perform medical operations, etc.
- 5. the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live
- 6. the planet closest in distance to the Sun
- 8. the planet eighth in order of distance and farthest from the Sun, after Uranus
- 11. the Sun, Earth, eight other planets, moons, comets, etc., that move around the sun
- 13. the planet fourth in order of distance from the sun, after Earth and before Jupiter
- 14. everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space
Down
- 1. a planet outside our solar system
- 2. a large system of stars
- 4. to give off a shine
- 7. the planet fifth in order of distance from the Sun, after Mars and before Saturn
- 9. a piece of equipment like a tube in shape, containing lenses, that you look through to make objects that are far away appear larger and nearer
- 10. the planet seventh in order of distance from the Sun, after Saturn and before Neptune
- 11. the area outside the earth’s atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are
- 12. the planet sixth in order of distance from the Sun, after Jupiter and before Uranus
- 15. the planet second in order of distance from the Sun, after Mercury and before Earth. It is the closest planet to Earth.
