Solar System

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Across
2. reason why the nebular theory failed to explain
the origin of the solar system
3. the four outer planets are also called ______
planets
11. Planet with an almost green color because of
its methane atmosphere
12. Repeated collisions resulted in most of the
material eventually collecting into
asteroid-sized objects called
15. one of the proponents of the Nebular
Hypothesis
16. a planet with no atmosphere and experiences
drastic change in temperature
18. found between Mars & Jupiter
19. the reason why the earth experiences different
seasons
20. has a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide and
has the highest volcano in the solar system

Down
1. name of the recent space satellite that was
able to observe Jupiter
4. rotating cloud of interstellar gases (mainly
hydrogen and helium) and dust
5. the hypothesis that really explains how the
solar system formed
6. planet with the most number of satellites
7. Pluto was recently reclassified as a member of
a new class of solar system bodies called
_____ planets.
8. Our star will be a ___________ when it dies
9. Found beyond the orbit of neptune,where dwarf
planets and comets originate
10. a natural or artificial body that revolves around
a planet
13. proposed the sun-star encounter hypothesis
14. curved(elliptical) path around a star or planet
17. Planet with a very dense atmosphere of carbon
dioxide