Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
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Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
Test your knowledge of the solar system with this crossword puzzle. Each clue describes a planet, moon, or other celestial body. Fill in the grid with the correct names!
Clues
- Across
- 3. Planet known as the Red Planet (5 letters)
- 5. Earth's only natural satellite (4 letters)
- 7. Planet with prominent rings (6 letters)
- 8. Star at the center of our solar system (3 letters)
- 9. Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006 (5 letters)
- 11. Planet named after the Roman goddess of love (5 letters)
- 13. Large system of stars, including the Milky Way (6 letters)
- 14. Farthest planet from the Sun (7 letters)
- Down
- 1. Largest planet in the solar system (7 letters)
- 2. Smallest planet and closest to the Sun (7 letters)
- 4. Planet named after the Greek god of the sky (6 letters)
- 6. Small rocky body orbiting the Sun (8 letters)
- 10. Only planet known to support life (5 letters)
- 12. Another name for the Sun's natural satellite (4 letters, same as 5 across)
Answer Key
Check your answers below:
| Across | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 | MARS |
| 5 | MOON |
| 7 | SATURN |
| 8 | SUN |
| 9 | PLUTO |
| 11 | VENUS |
| 13 | GALAXY |
| 14 | NEPTUNE |
| Down | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | JUPITER |
| 2 | MERCURY |
| 4 | URANUS |
| 6 | ASTEROID |
| 10 | EARTH |
| 12 | MOON |
Did You Know?
1Mars is called the Red Planet because of iron oxide (rust) on its surface.
2Saturn's rings are made mostly of ice and rock particles.
3Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the IAU.
4Jupiter is so large that over 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.
5The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest in the solar system.
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Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
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- 1.Earth's only natural satellite
- 2.Star at the center of our solar system
- 3.Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006
- 9.Planet named after the Greek god of the sky
- 10.Small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- 11.Only planet known to support life
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- 1.Planet known as the Red Planet
- 2.Planet with prominent rings
- 4.Planet named after the Roman goddess of love
- 5.Large system of stars, including the Milky Way
- 6.Farthest planet from the Sun
- 7.Largest planet in the solar system
- 8.Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
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Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
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Across
- 1.Earth's only natural satellite
- 2.Star at the center of our solar system
- 3.Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006
- 9.Planet named after the Greek god of the sky
- 10.Small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- 11.Only planet known to support life
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- 1.Planet known as the Red Planet
- 2.Planet with prominent rings
- 4.Planet named after the Roman goddess of love
- 5.Large system of stars, including the Milky Way
- 6.Farthest planet from the Sun
- 7.Largest planet in the solar system
- 8.Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
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SolutionCrossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
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- 1.Earth's only natural satellite
- 2.Star at the center of our solar system
- 3.Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006
- 9.Planet named after the Greek god of the sky
- 10.Small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- 11.Only planet known to support life
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- 1.Planet known as the Red Planet
- 2.Planet with prominent rings
- 4.Planet named after the Roman goddess of love
- 5.Large system of stars, including the Milky Way
- 6.Farthest planet from the Sun
- 7.Largest planet in the solar system
- 8.Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
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SolutionCrossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
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- 1.Earth's only natural satellite
- 2.Star at the center of our solar system
- 3.Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006
- 9.Planet named after the Greek god of the sky
- 10.Small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- 11.Only planet known to support life
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- 1.Planet known as the Red Planet
- 2.Planet with prominent rings
- 4.Planet named after the Roman goddess of love
- 5.Large system of stars, including the Milky Way
- 6.Farthest planet from the Sun
- 7.Largest planet in the solar system
- 8.Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
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Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System
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Across
- 1.Earth's only natural satellite
- 2.Star at the center of our solar system
- 3.Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006
- 9.Planet named after the Greek god of the sky
- 10.Small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- 11.Only planet known to support life
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Down
- 1.Planet known as the Red Planet
- 2.Planet with prominent rings
- 4.Planet named after the Roman goddess of love
- 5.Large system of stars, including the Milky Way
- 6.Farthest planet from the Sun
- 7.Largest planet in the solar system
- 8.Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
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