Solar System and Astronomy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mars : is called the "red planet" due to rust on its surface
• uranus : rotates on its side
• ante meridian : abbreviated am
• mercury : planet with the most extreme temperature range
• red : the typical color of stars with a low surface temperature
• post meridian : abbreviated pm
• kuiper belt : the part of the solar system past neptune
• oort cloud : origin of 200+ year orbit comets
• terrestrial planet : the type of planet with few satellites and long periods of rotation.
• jupiter : planet with the shortest day
• neptune : pluto sometimes crosses this planet's orbit
• gas giant : type of planet with many satellites and short periods of rotation
• blue : the color of the hottest stars
• pluto : so cold that nitrogen and oxygen freeze here
• red giant : the stage of life for a low-medium mass star that has used all of its hydrogen
• dwarf planet : pluto is one of these
• ceres : larget object in the asteroid belt
• venus : planet undergoing extreme global warming
• asteroid belt : separates the inner and outer planets ad is between mars and jupiter
• luna : another name for our moon on earth
• saturn : planet with the most rings
• zenith : the point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer.
• fusion : the nuclear process happening inside of stars; combining together of elements
• main sequence : the stage of life our sun is in
• earth : only planet not names after a roman or greek god