What is a planet - Not Pluto

What year was Pluto discovered?

• 79 AD

• 1930

• 2020

• 2000

Where is Pluto located?

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Asteroid Belt

To be classified as a planet an object must:

• Orbit a star

• Be flat

• Have a spherical shape

• Clear the path around the Sun of other objects

What type of planet is Pluto?

• A "regular" planet

• A dwarf planet

• An exoplanet

• An asteroid planet

Select the larger object.

• Earth's Moon

• Pluto

• Mimas

• Phobos

True or False: Pluto is the only Dwarf Planet in our Solar System.

• True

• False

One day on Pluto is about the same length as __________ on Earth.

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 Month

• 1 Year

One year on pluto is almost ________ Earth years.

• 100

• 300

• 1,000

• 3,000

When compared to Earth, Pluto's path around the Sun is...

• Wobbly

• Tilted

• Shorter

• Pluto doesn't orbit the Sun.

What three gasses make up Pluto's atmosphere?

• Methane

• Carbon Monoxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen