Solar System Vocabulary Crossword

Characteristics used to classify stars include color, temperature, size, composition, and ________________.
When a supergiant star runs out of fuel, it can explode and form a what?
An object with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them.
Gas eruptions into space from the surface of the Sun.
The force that attracts all objects toward each other.
Consists of the sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects.
The star located at the center of our solar system.
Closest planet to the Sun.
Earth's "twin".
The only planet in our solar system to have life.
Called the "red planet".
The largest planet in our solar system.
Has at least 62 moons, icy rocks, and dust that make up a large ring that circles the planet.
The planet tilted on its axis, likely due to an ancient collision.
Farthest planet from the sun and known for its bright blue color.
An object that orbits the sun and has enough gravity to e spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
A dry and airless rock that orbits the Earth and reflects light from the sun.
Dark, flat areas on the moon, formed from lava flows that occurred billions of years ago.
Large round pits on the moon.
Chunks of rock or dust from space that collide with the moon.
Another name for the inner planets that have rocky surfaces.
The nickname given to the outer planets that do not have a solid surface.
A region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter made up of small objects in space.
Beyond Neptune's orbit and composed of thousands of rock particles, ice, dust, and dwarf planets.
Loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocks that orbit the sun.
The correct model of the solar system.