Asteroid, meteor, meteoroid, solar flare, sun, axis, planet, rotation, revolution, star, constellation, moon, orbit
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- Q1What is a celestial body made up of hot gas that produces its own light and heat?RotationRevolutionStarMeteoroid30s
- Q2What is the term for the path an object takes as it goes around another object?OrbitAxisRevolutionRotation30s
- Q3What is the term for the spinning motion of a planet on its axis?OrbitAxisRotationRevolution30s
- Q4What is a small, solid object that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up?MeteorSolar FlareStarConstellation30s
- Q5What is a large rock in space that can range in size from small pebbles to hundreds of kilometers in diameter?SunMeteorAsteroidPlanet30s
- Q6What is the center of a solar system that emits light and heat?StarPlanetAsteroidSun30s
- Q7What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet?MoonRotationMeteoroidRevolution30s
- Q8What is a small piece of rock or debris that travels through space?MeteoroidConstellationSolar FlareStar30s
- Q9What is a large celestial body that orbits the Sun and shines by reflected light?PlanetAxisRotationRevolution30s
- Q10What is a violent explosion on the Sun's surface that releases a burst of energy?PlanetAsteroidSolar FlareStar30s
- Q11What is a massive, luminous ball of plasma held together by gravity?AxisPlanetStarMeteor30s
- Q12What is the movement of an object around another object?RevolutionSolar FlareConstellationMoon30s
- Q13What is the movement of an object around its own axis?RotationMeteoroidStarAsteroid30s
- Q14What is the imaginary line around which an object rotates?RotationRevolutionAxisOrbit30s
- Q15What is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky?SunPlanetAxisConstellation30s