Solar System Word Search

Words in the Solar System word search

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

sun

The star at the center of our solar system.

moon

Earth's natural satellite, seen shining by reflected sunlight.

earth

The third planet from the Sun and our home.

mars

The fourth planet, often called the red planet.

planet

A large round world that orbits a star.

orbit

The curved path one object takes around another.

venus

Second planet from the Sun and the hottest one.

jupiter

The largest planet, a gas giant with many moons.

saturn

Gas giant famous for its wide bright rings.

comet

Icy body that grows a tail near the Sun.

mercury

Smallest planet and the closest one to the Sun.

neptune

The eighth planet, a cold blue ice giant.

uranus

Ice giant that spins tipped far on its side.

asteroid

Rocky object, most found between Mars and Jupiter.

meteor

Streak of light when space rock burns in air.

gravity

The pull that keeps planets moving around the Sun.

solar wind

Stream of tiny particles blowing out from the Sun.

pluto

A dwarf planet orbiting far beyond Neptune.

crater

Bowl shaped dent left where an object crashed.

eclipse

When one body blocks the light of another.

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