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Crossword Puzzle: Planet Names in the Solar System and Answers
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?
- #Mars is called the Red Planet because of iron oxide (rust) on its surface.
- #Saturn's rings are made mostly of ice and rock particles.
- #Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the IAU.
- #Jupiter is so large that over 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.
- #The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest in the solar system.
Q&A List
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Planet known as the Red Planet
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Earth's only natural satellite
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Planet with prominent rings
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Star at the center of our solar system
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Dwarf planet reclassified in 2006
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Planet named after the Roman goddess of love
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Large system of stars, including the Milky Way
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Farthest planet from the Sun
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Largest planet in the solar system
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Smallest planet and closest to the Sun
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Planet named after the Greek god of the sky
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Small rocky body orbiting the Sun
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Only planet known to support life
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