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Dwarf Planets & Others

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A planet must:

a)

Be in orbit around the Earth

b)

Be sufficient mass to assume a nearly round shape

c)

Clear the atmosphere around its orbit

d)

none of these

2.

Ceres is located between

a)

Mars and Jupiter

b)

Mars and Saturn

c)

Mercury and Jupiter

d)

Mercury and Saturn

3.

Pluto has a highly tilted orbit around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Haumea lies in the ___________ belt.

a)

Plue Belt

b)

Kulper Belt

c)

Kuiper Belt

d)

asteroid

5.

Makemake is in the same belt as

a)

Haumea

b)

Hakuna Matata

c)

Earth

d)

Ceres

6.

How many moons does Eris have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

7.

Asteroids are generally rocky objects in the _______ Solar System

a)

inner

b)

outer

8.

A __________ is the glowing trail of hot gas and vaporized debris.

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

comet

d)

planet

9.

Meteor showers are typically named after the __________ where the radiant is located.

a)

planet

b)

constellation

c)

star

d)

comet

10.

Which is not included in the structure of a comet?

a)

tail

b)

coma

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

11.

Comets in the Oort cloud are

a)

extremely cold

b)

extremely hot

c)

mild temperature

d)

unknown temperature