
Understanding the Planets and Dwarf Planets in Our Solar System

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5th - 8th Grade
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Lucas Foster
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial number of planets in the Solar System before the discovery of Eris?
Twelve
Nine
Eight
Ten
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which celestial body was discovered in 2005 that challenged the traditional count of planets?
Makemake
Eris
Haumea
Ceres
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one of the criteria for a celestial body to be classified as a planet?
Must be made of gas
Must orbit the Sun
Must be larger than Pluto
Must have a moon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?
It is not spherical
It does not orbit the Sun
It has not cleared its orbit
It is too far from the Sun
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a dwarf planet?
Makemake
Haumea
Charon
Ceres
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which dwarf planet is named after a Hawaiian goddess?
Eris
Makemake
Haumea
Ceres
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which dwarf planet is the most massive known?
Pluto
Ceres
Makemake
Eris
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