1:00
en
CR
24
moon: the name of Earth’s satellite
star: our Sun is one of these
jupiter: largest planet in our Solar System
orbit: the path of a planet around the Sun
earth: the name of our planet
mercury: closest planet to our Sun
pluto: we still call it a planet
saturn: planet with rings
milkyway: (5,3) name of our Galaxy
comet: asteroid made mostly of ice
mars: the ‘red’ planet with two moons
year: time taken to go around our Sun
day: time taken to revolve once
heat: comes from the Sun
light: also comes from the Sun
tides: our Moon causes these
gravity: force that holds planets in orbit
universe: the whole of all we know
galaxy: a large system of stars
venus: second planet out from the Sun
uranus: planet with a sideway axis
neptune: the eighth planet out from the Sun
asteroids: large lumps of rock in space
meteor: also called a ‘shooting star’
axis: line around which a planet rotates
sun: our closest star
Across:1. | the name of Earth’s satellite | 6. | we still call it a planet | 7. | force that holds planets in orbit | 9. | the name of our planet | 12. | our Sun is one of these | 13. | planet with rings | 14. | closest planet to our Sun | 18. | (5,3) name of our Galaxy | 19. | line around which a planet rotates | 20. | second planet out from the Sun | 21. | also comes from the Sun | 23. | time taken to revolve once | 24. | also called a ‘shooting star’ |
| | Down:2. | the path of a planet around the Sun | 3. | asteroid made mostly of ice | 4. | largest planet in our Solar System | 5. | the ‘red’ planet with two moons | 8. | time taken to go around our Sun | 10. | comes from the Sun | 11. | large lumps of rock in space | 15. | the whole of all we know | 16. | planet with a sideway axis | 17. | a large system of stars | 22. | our Moon causes these |
| |
© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only
Across:1. | the name of Earth’s satellite | 6. | we still call it a planet | 7. | force that holds planets in orbit | 9. | the name of our planet | 12. | our Sun is one of these | 13. | planet with rings | 14. | closest planet to our Sun | 18. | (5,3) name of our Galaxy | 19. | line around which a planet rotates | 20. | second planet out from the Sun | 21. | also comes from the Sun | 23. | time taken to revolve once | 24. | also called a ‘shooting star’ |
| | Down:2. | the path of a planet around the Sun | 3. | asteroid made mostly of ice | 4. | largest planet in our Solar System | 5. | the ‘red’ planet with two moons | 8. | time taken to go around our Sun | 10. | comes from the Sun | 11. | large lumps of rock in space | 15. | the whole of all we know | 16. | planet with a sideway axis | 17. | a large system of stars | 22. | our Moon causes these |
| |
© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only