Pluto: The Dwarf Planet Quiz

Pluto: The Dwarf Planet Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did the International Astronomical Union reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet?

2015

2010

2006

2000

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the average distance of Pluto from the Sun?

1.5 billion miles

2.8 billion miles

4.5 billion miles

3.6 billion miles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Pluto primarily composed of?

Gas and dust

Hydrogen and helium

Water and ice with a rocky core

Iron and nickel

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many moons does Pluto have?

Three

Five

Seven

Nine

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unique about Pluto's orbit in relation to Neptune?

It is the same as Neptune's orbit

It is perfectly circular

It is always closer to the Sun than Neptune

It occasionally swaps places with Neptune