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Planets & the Solar System
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Terrestrial: The first four planets in our solar system are referred to as ____ planets
Gas: The four outermost planets are called ____ giants
Pluto: Is it a planet, a star, or Mickey’s dog?
Mars: Men are from ____
Venus: Women are from ____
Earth: In the middle, where men and women meet
Jupiter: After the sun, this planet takes up the most mass in our solar system
MilkyWay: Our planet is located in this galaxy
Spiral: Our galaxy is known as a ____ galaxy
Saturn: This planet has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names
Mercury: The smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the sun
Uranus: The lightest of the planets and the only one to orbit the sun on its side
Neptune: Named for the “king of the sea” perhaps?
Asteroid: This belt is located roughly between the 4th and 5th planets
Eratosthenes: It was this Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer that first calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Alexandria, Egypt (where he worked)
Newton: He postulated that gravitational force was everywhere and that the moon was kept in orbit by its mutual attraction with Earth
Solar: This type of wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the sun
Ice: The two outermost planets, while still gas giants, are often referred to separately as ____ giants
Halley: This comet is the only short-period comet clearly visible to the naked eye and is visible roughly every 75 years
Ceres: It is the largest asteroid and smallest identified dwarf planet; was considered a planet until the 1850’s
Planets & the Solar System
Across:2. | This comet is the only short-period comet clearly visible to the naked eye and is visible roughly every 75 years | 4. | This planet has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names | 6. | After the sun, this planet takes up the most mass in our solar system | 8. | This type of wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the sun | 9. | Women are from ____ | 11. | He postulated that gravitational force was everywhere and that the moon was kept in orbit by its mutual attraction with Earth | 16. | Is it a planet, a star, or Mickey’s dog? | 17. | It is the largest asteroid and smallest identified dwarf planet; was considered a planet until the 1850’s | 18. | Named for the “king of the sea” perhaps? | 19. | Men are from ____ | 20. | Our planet is located in this galaxy |
| | Down:1. | The smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the sun | 3. | The lightest of the planets and the only one to orbit the sun on its side | 5. | The first four planets in our solar system are referred to as ____ planets | 7. | The four outermost planets are called ____ giants | 10. | It was this Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer that first calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Alexandria, Egypt (where he worked) | 12. | In the middle, where men and women meet | 13. | Our galaxy is known as a ____ galaxy | 14. | This belt is located roughly between the 4th and 5th planets | 15. | The two outermost planets, while still gas giants, are often referred to separately as ____ giants |
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Planets & the Solar System
Across:2. | This comet is the only short-period comet clearly visible to the naked eye and is visible roughly every 75 years | 4. | This planet has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names | 6. | After the sun, this planet takes up the most mass in our solar system | 8. | This type of wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the sun | 9. | Women are from ____ | 11. | He postulated that gravitational force was everywhere and that the moon was kept in orbit by its mutual attraction with Earth | 16. | Is it a planet, a star, or Mickey’s dog? | 17. | It is the largest asteroid and smallest identified dwarf planet; was considered a planet until the 1850’s | 18. | Named for the “king of the sea” perhaps? | 19. | Men are from ____ | 20. | Our planet is located in this galaxy |
| | Down:1. | The smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the sun | 3. | The lightest of the planets and the only one to orbit the sun on its side | 5. | The first four planets in our solar system are referred to as ____ planets | 7. | The four outermost planets are called ____ giants | 10. | It was this Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer that first calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Alexandria, Egypt (where he worked) | 12. | In the middle, where men and women meet | 13. | Our galaxy is known as a ____ galaxy | 14. | This belt is located roughly between the 4th and 5th planets | 15. | The two outermost planets, while still gas giants, are often referred to separately as ____ giants |
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