Components of the Solar System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• moon : natural satellite; ours is called luna
• oort cloud : extended shell of icy objects that exists in the outermost region of the solar system
• planet : 8 in our solar system
• dwarf planet : object that orbits the sun, spherical in shape, but is not considered a planet because it is not the dominant object in its orbit; pluto is an example
• meteoroid : rock fragment that burns up in our atmosphere as it falls to the surface; also known as a "shooting star"
• kuiper belt : region of the solar system beyond the orbit of neptune; location of most dwarf planets and origin of many comets
• star : massive, gaseous object that emits light; ours in the sun
• comet : small body of ice and rock that forms a tail when it comes close to the sun
• asteroid : most are located between mars and jupiter