Topic 6 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. belt shaped disc that separates the inner and outer planets
  2. 5. the number of layers the sun has
  3. 6. chunks of ice and dust or rock that have stretched out orbits around the sun
  4. 8. the largest object in our solar system
  5. 9. a large body of matter that travels around the sun
  6. 10. has 62 moons
  7. 13. smallest of the inner planets
  8. 14. occurs when energy heats the sun so much that it causes particles to explode into outer space
  9. 18. the way something looks
  10. 19. the layer of the sun's atmosphere that can only be seen during a total solar eclipse
  11. 20. objects smaller than asteroids
  12. 21. hottest planet in the solar system
  13. 23. what the four outer planets are referred to as
  14. 24. the distance light travels in one year
  15. 25. largest planet in our solar system
Down
  1. 1. the curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon
  2. 2. a huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy
  3. 4. a satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet
  4. 7. a system of eight planets, the sun, moons, asteroids, and comets
  5. 11. coldest planet in the solar system
  6. 12. the star system closest to our solar system
  7. 15. these are around Saturn and are made of ice, dust, and rock
  8. 16. qualities
  9. 17. known as the red planet
  10. 22. atmosphere that allows for life
  11. 26. first planet discovered with the use of a telescope