Solar System Vocabulary

This is the smallest planet in our solar system, and it is closest to the sun:

These are small natural objects that revolve around other space objects. The Earth only has 1 ______.

This was once called a planet, but is now called a DWARF planet!

There is only 1 star in our solar system.

These are the planets that are furthest away from the sun; they are huge, mostly made up of gases.

This is the largest planet in our solar system; it is an outer planet.

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis is a ______.

The PATH an object follows as it moves around another object is an _____.

The star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in our solar system is _____.

A ball of energy and light that has a gravitational pull to have other objects orbit it.

The force of attraction between two bodies in space is called _____.

What do we call the sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun?

The second planet from the sun is _____. It is a rocky inner planet.

These are the planets that are closest to the sun; they are rocky with small diameters.

This is the planet we live on; it is the only planet known to have liquid water.