Dwarf Planets and Moons

Dwarf Planets and Moons

Pages 170-171

Multiple Select

How is a Pluto like a regular planet? Select two answers.

• it revolves around the sun

• it has cleared the region around its orbit

• it is a large object

• it has an elliptical orbit like the other planets

Multiple Select

How is a Pluto NOT like the other outer planets? Select all correct answers.

• it revolves around the sun

• it has cleared the region around its orbit

• it is made of rock

• it has an elliptical orbit like the other planets

Multiple Select

How are all moons similar? Select all that apply.

• they often are shaped like a sphere

• they orbit planets

• they have very little atmospheres

• they are smaller than the planets they orbit

What am I?

asteroid, meteor, comet, dwarf planet, moon

Multiple Choice

What am I?

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

What am I?

• asteroid

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

What am I?

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• moon

Multiple Choice

What am I?

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

Multiple Choice

What am I?

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

I am made of ice, rock and gas and orbit the sun in a very different elliptical path than the planets.

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

I am a smaller piece of space rock that enters into Earth's atmosphere.

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

I orbit a planet.

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

I can be small or large and can be found orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Multiple Choice

I orbit the sun, but my path isn't always cleared.

• asteroid

• meteor / meteorite

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon