Planets Word Search

Words in the Planets word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

earth

The only planet known to have living things.

mars

Dusty red world with the tallest known volcano.

venus

Rocky planet wrapped in thick clouds of acid.

jupiter

Giant planet with a long lasting Great Red Spot.

saturn

Ringed gas giant, second largest in our system.

mercury

Small rocky planet closest to the Sun.

neptune

Windy blue planet, farthest of the eight.

uranus

Pale green ice giant circled by faint rings.

orbit

The path a planet follows around its star.

moon

A natural satellite circling a planet.

pluto

Dwarf planet with a heart shaped icy plain.

ice giant

Planet made mostly of water, ammonia and methane ices.

gas giant

Huge planet made mostly of hydrogen and helium.

red planet

Nickname for Mars, colored by rusty iron dust.

atmosphere

Layer of gases held around a planet by gravity.

gravity

Force that pulls objects toward a planet's center.

crater

Hollow made when a space rock strikes the ground.

volcano

Opening where hot rock reaches a planet's surface.

axis

Imaginary line a planet spins around each day.

dwarf planet

Round body too small to clear its orbit.

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