Components of the Solar System Crossword Puzzle
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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
