

Exploring Pluto: From Dwarf Planet to Fascinating Discoveries
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Science
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9th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Nancy Jackson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary goal of NASA's New Horizons mission?
To investigate the asteroid belt
To study the rings of Saturn
To explore Pluto and its moons
To explore the surface of Mars
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006?
It was too far from the Sun
It had not cleared its orbit of similar-sized objects
It was smaller than Earth's moon
It had no atmosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who discovered Pluto and in what year?
Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
Galileo Galilei in 1610
Isaac Newton in 1687
Albert Einstein in 1905
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant feature did the New Horizons mission discover on Pluto?
A large volcano
A heart-shaped glacier
A massive canyon
A ring system
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called that caused Pluto's position to shift due to the weight of the icy glacier?
Gravitational lensing
Orbital resonance
True polar wander
Plate tectonics
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is cryovolcanism, as observed on Pluto?
Eruptions of hot molten lava
Eruptions of slushy cold material
Eruptions of gaseous clouds
Eruptions of solid rock
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unique feature is found in Pluto's glaciers that is unlike anything on Earth's glaciers?
Frozen lakes
Convection cells
Circular ice patterns
Ice volcanoes
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