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100

One revolution around the sun takes this many days.

What is 365?

100

Polaris, a bright star used since ancient days for navigation, is also known by this direction name.

What is the North Star?

100

This planet is famous for its beautiful rings.

What is Saturn?

100

Laika, the first animal in space was part of this four legged species.

What is a dog?

100

This basketball sized satellite was the first manmade object to orbit the Earth.

What is Sputnik 1?

200

Earth has two of these, one at the "top" and "bottom" of the planet.

What are poles?

200

This part of the constellation Ursa Major resembles a cooking pot or ladle. 

What is the Big Dipper?

200

This red and stormy planet is the largest in the solar system.

What is Jupiter?

200

This black and white NASA craft was the first widely used reusable spacecraft.

What is the space shuttle?

200

These dark objects are so dense, light cannot escape their gravity.

What are black holes?

300

This substance, made of hydrogen and oxygen, covers 80% of the surface of the Earth.

What is Water?

300

This dwarf planet that shares a name of a famous Disney dog, used to be considered the 9th planet in the solar system

What is Pluto?

300

The Apollo moon mission famous for saving itself from disaster was named this unlucky number.

What is 13?

300

At the end of their lives, some super massive stars explode in huge explosions that have this name.

What is a supernova?

400

This is the name of the daytime darkening of the sky when the moon partially or totally obscures the sun.

What is a solar eclipse?

400

This very bright, giant star appears to follow the constellation Orion the hunter across the sky as a faithful canine companion would.

What is Sirius/dog star?

400

Unlike every other planet in the solar system, this planet rotates on its side.

What is Uranus?

400

This man, along with his companions Michael Collins and 'Buzz' Aldrin was the first man to walk on the Moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

500

This Proctective barrier around the Earth is created by the moving of liquid metal deep beneath the Earth's crust. 

What is the magnetosphere?

500

This unit of measure refers to the distance between the Earth and the Sun, and is abbreviated "AU".

What is Astronomical Unit?

500

Yuri Gagarin, pilot of the Vostok I mission and first man in space came from this country.

What is Russia?