THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Our solar system is made up of the Sun and all the smaller objects that orbit (move around) it. These include eight major planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also dwarf planets, such as Pluto, dozens of moons and millions of asteroids and comets.

Mercury is the closest major planet to the Sun and Neptune the most distant. Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only place in the universe known to support life. Our solar system orbits round the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. It takes about 230 million years to complete one orbit around the galaxy’s centre!

What is King Kong’s favourite food? Ape-ricots!

What did the farmer use to fix their ripped trousers? A cabbage patch!

What kind of footwear is made from banana skins? Slippers!

What do you call corn that joins the army? Kernel!

Crossword Clues

by Neil Locker

across:

1 Blaze. 3 Cereal-serving dish. 7 Striped African mammal. 8 Arithmetic problem. 9 Native of Beijing. 13 Breathable gas. 14 Happy facial expression. 16 Vegetable that is a symbol of Wales. 17 Strap worn around a waist.

He he, he he!

Which vegetables are unwelcome on boats? Leeks!

What’s a scarecrow’s favourite fruit? Straw-berries!

What do you call an angry green pod vegetable? Grump-pea!

What sort of exercise do super-healthy fruit do? Avo-cardio!

What’s furry, green and tasty, and slides down snowy mountains? A s-kiwi!

Crossword Clues

down:

1 Bubbles in a drink. 2 Breast bone. 4 Fertile spot in a desert. 5 Bedside light. 6 Set of straps used to hold and steer an animal. 10 Crowd or mob for example. 11 Appendage wagged by a dog. 12 Chair. 15 Frozen dessert: _ _ _ cream.

Answers

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What is spaghetti’s favourite action movie? Mission Im-pasta-ble!

What did the fruit say to its best pal? ‘You’re pretty grape!’

What’s the fastest vegetable? A runner bean!