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It is made up of the Sun and 8 planets.
What is the Solar System?
100
The official name of the star that Earth revolves around.
What is Sol?
100
What was the first animal to go to space? 

A dog named Laika

100
True or false do all planets have the same orbital periods? 

False 

100
The closest planet to the sun.
What is Mercury?
200
These are made up of rock and metal and they orbit between the planets.
What are asteroids?
200

What is a satellite?

A satellite is something that orbits around a planet or star

200

What was the name of the meteor that struck Russia in 2013?

Chelyabinsk
200

Name two Canadian Astronauts

Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar 

200
Known as the morning or evening star, even though it isn't a star at all.
What is Venus?
300
These are loose collections of rock and frozen gases that orbit between the planets.
What are Comets?
300

What is the name of the famous galaxy? 

Milky way galaxy

300

What are some of the costs associated with space travel?

Spaceships, Payment 

300

Which of the planets are not gas giants?

Mars, Earth 

300
This is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest overall, bigger than all the other planets together.
What is Jupiter?
400

A ball of frozen gas and dust that orbits around the sun.

A comet 

400
Light Year
What is the name of the unit of measure for the distance to stars or the distance light travels in one year.
400

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in an object 

Weight is the gravitational pull on an object 

400

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

Jupiter 

400
Known as the Ringed Planet, it is the sixth from the the Sun.
What is Saturn?
500
The centre of the Solar System.
What is the Sun?
500

Does the sun emit or reflect light? 

Emit

500

Name 3 benefits to Space travel

Provides jobs, satellites, helps with climate change 

500

Name the planets in order from closest to the sun to the farthest. 

Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 

500
This planet lies on its side, unlike any other planet.
What is Uranus?