Dwarf Planets and Their Candidates in Our Solar System

Dwarf Planets and Their Candidates in Our Solar System

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Other

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial introduces the concept of dwarf planets and lists the five recognized ones: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. It also discusses several candidates for dwarf planet status, including Orcus, Quawar, Salacia, Gong-gong, and Sedna.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a recognized dwarf planet in our solar system?

Orcus

Gong-gong

Ceres

Salacia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many recognized dwarf planets are there in the solar system?

Nine

Three

Five

Seven

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a candidate for being a dwarf planet?

Pluto

Haumea

Makemake

Quawar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is not listed as a dwarf planet candidate?

Sedna

Eris

Orcus

Gong-gong

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the last word in the transcript?

gong-gong

so

you

sedna