Question

the solar system crossword
across

1. the name of the four planets that are closet to the sun.
2. sixth planet from the sun, known for its beautiful rings.
3. the name given to the four outer planets that are large and gaseous.
4. this planet has only one moon, and takes 365 days 6 hours 16 mins to orbit the sun
5. a flattened cloud now shaped into a shaping disc surrounded by cosmic dust and gas
6. fourth planet from the sun, surface has huge volcanoes, and deep canyons. known as \the red planet\.
7. these members of the solar system are sometimes referred to as \dirty snowballs\
8. celestial objects that do not belong into the category of planet or moon.

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1. objects that orbit the sun at a farther distance than neptune.
2. irregularly shaped objects that are formed through the process called accretion.
3. a cloud of dust and gas
4. this planet is the closet to the sun
5. a small, rocky object that heats up when entering earths atmosphere.
6. the most famous dwarf planet, discovered in 1930 as the ninth planet of our solar system.
7. these members are to small to be considered planets and arent spherical, although they orbit the sun and there could be tens of thousands of these objects.

Explanation:

Each answer is derived from key solar system terminology and planetary facts matching the clues.

Answer:

Across:

1. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
2. SATURN
3. GAS GIANTS
4. EARTH
5. PROTOPLANETARY DISK
6. MARS
7. COMETS
8. SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES
9. NEBULA
10. MERCURY
11. METEOR
12. PLUTO
13. ASTEROIDS

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1. TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS
2. PLANETESIMALS