Pluto Dwarfs Planet

Pluto Dwarfs Planet

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Science

1st - 5th Grade

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Michael C Baldwin

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term does Uranus use to describe Pluto?

A small planet

A dwarf planet

A minor planet

A rock planet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary reason Pluto is no longer classified as a planet?

It is too far away from the Sun.

It is a dwarf planet and does not meet all the criteria for a full-sized planet.

It does not have enough moons.

It is made of rock and ice, unlike other planets.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following characteristics does Pluto claim to have, but is told it's not enough to be classified as a planet?

Being round

Being the windiest

Being made of gas

Being close to the Sun

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Neptune, what is a requirement for a celestial body to be considered a planet?

It must be the windiest body in the solar system.

It must have sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces and assume a hydrostatic equilibrium shape.

It must have a heart.

It must be made entirely of gas.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following characteristics does Pluto share with the eight major planets in our solar system?

It is large enough to clear its orbit.

It is made entirely of ice.

It orbits the Sun.

It has no moons.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?

2000

2006

2010

2015

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Pluto currently classified as?

A moon

A planet

A dwarf planet

An asteroid

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