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dwarf planets

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whats a small rocky particle that moves through space?

a)

a rock

b)

meteoroid

c)

impact crater

d)

a bug

2.

What is the largest asteroid called?

a)

coma

b)

mars

c)

rocky

d)

Pallas

3.

Asteroids are chunks of

a)

gas

b)

water

c)

clay and play doh

d)

rocks and ice

4.

Asteroids and comets both have

a)

rocks and ice

b)

dust

c)

planets

d)

rats

5.

A dwarf planet is a sphere that orbits the

a)

Sun

b)

stars

c)

other dwarf planets

d)

rocks

6.

The dwarf planets are

a)

Mars, Neptune, Saturn

b)

Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea

c)

Jupiter, mars, earth, uranus

d)

Mars, Venus, earth, neptune

7.

The largest dwarf planet is

a)

Makemake

b)

Pluto

c)

Eris

d)

Ceres

8.

The smallest dwarf planet is

a)

Makemake

b)

Eris

c)

Pluto

d)

Ceres

9.

Where is ceres located where?

a)

i dont know

b)

the asteroid belt

c)

near earth

d)

behind the outer planets

10.

What dwarf planet orbits closest to Earth?

a)

Ceres

b)

Pluto

c)

Eris

d)

Makemake

11.

Each dwarf planet has a rocky core surrounded by a thick layer of what?

a)

helium

b)

gas

c)

water

d)

ice

12.

Where do most asteroids occur?

a)

between saturn and neptune

b)

behind the outer planets

c)

between Mercury and Earth

d)

between Mars and Jupiter