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Minor Bodies Wednesday

Authored by Mike Upchurch

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5th Grade

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Minor Bodies Wednesday
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the diameter of Eris?

3,000 m

3,000 cm

3,000 km

3,000 dm

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Eris named after?

Greek goddess of strife

Roman god of war

An astronomer's girlfriend

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was Pluto originally classified?

Planet

Trans-Neptunian object

Asteroid

Comet

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between the definition of a planet and a dwarf planet?

Maintains an orbit free of neighboring minor bodies

No difference

Dwarf planets are small

Able to maintain a nearly round shape

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are asteroids and comets referred to as?

Minor bodies

Comets and asteroids

Small Solar System bodies

Dwarf planets

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one reason given for demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet?

Neil deGrasse Tyson doesn't like Pluto

Pluto is embedded in a swarm of similar objects, like the asteroid Ceres.

Pluto is too small

Pluto is not a gas giant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does new information allow scientists to do?

Allows scientists to reevaluate their understanding of the natural world.

Lets scientists flip flop on important issues

Nothing

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