The Universe
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
m
c
u
r
y
The smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
2.
v
n
u
The second nearest planet to the sun
3.
e
a
r
The planet we live on
4.
m
a
s
The month following February and preceding April (plural)
5.
s
t
r
n
A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles
7.
n
e
p
u
e
A giant planet with a ring of ice particles
8.
u
r
n
u
A giant planet with a ring of ice particles
9.
p
l
t
A large asteroid that was once thought to be the farthest known planet from the sun
10.
s
r
s
Twinkling lights in the night sky
12.
u
n
i
e
r
Everything that exists anywhere
13.
p
l
n
e
s
Any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine (plural)
15.
g
a
l
x
A collection of star systems
16.
c
e
t
A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun
18.
s
a
e
l
t
e
Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
20.
r
c
e
t
Any vehicle self-propelled by a ___ engine
21.
m
i
s
i
e
A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives
24.
m
o
o
Natural satellite that orbits the Earth