Pluto Dwarf Planets Questions

Pluto was discovered in _____. A. 1920 B. 1900 C. 1930 D. 1950

1930

How long does it take for Pluto to complete one orbit around the Sun? A. 248 Earth years B. 431 Earth years C. 587 Earth years D. 622 Earth years

248 Earth Years

How many moons does Pluto have? A. 2 B. 5 C. 12 D. 0

5

The International Astronomical Union recognizes how many Dwarf Planets in the solar system so far? A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7

5

Which of the following is the only known dwarf planet that is located in the Asteroid Belt? A. Pluto B. Ceres C. Eris D. Haumea E. Makemake

Ceres

Which dwarf planet takes the longest amount of time to go around the Sun? a. Pluto b. Eris c. Makemake d. Haumea

Eris

Which of these is NOT one of the five officially recognized dwarf planets? A. Eris B. Ganymede C. Makemake D. Ceres

Ganymede

What telescope took the best image of Pluto and Charon? A. Pluto Telescope B. The Great Telescope C. Charon Telescope D. Hubble Space Telescope E. We have no images of Pluto and Charon

Hubble Space Telescope

What is the name of the region in which Pluto is found? A. Kuiper Belt B. Oort Cloud C. Asteroid Belt D. Andromeda

Kuiper Belt

What is the primary method currently being used to assist in the possible discovery of Planet Nine? A. Radio Telescopes B. Mapping orbits of objects in the Kuiper Belt C. Optical Telescopes D. Analysis of images from the Hubble Space Telescope

Mapping orbits of objects in the Kuiper Belt

Due to its elliptical orbit, Pluto is sometimes closer to the Sun than is ____. A. Jupiter B. Uranus C. Neptune D. Saturn

Neptune

Planet X is presumed to be the size of... A). Pluto B). Neptune C). Earth D). Saturn E). Venus

Neptune

The space probe that made the closest approach to Pluto in July of 2015 is A. New Horizons B. Voyager C. MESSENGER D. Mariner

New Horizons

What was the first object to be discovered in the Kuiper belt? A. Planet X B. Pluto C. Jupiter's moons D. Neptune

Pluto

Which planet has a moon almost as big as the planet itself? A. Venus B. Saturn C. Neptune D. Pluto

Pluto

Pluto and Charon are a tidally locked pair, meaning: A. They are the same density. B. They each have one hemisphere that always faces the other. C. They are the same color. D. They have the same amount of water on their surface.

They each have one hemisphere that always faces the other.

What are the five dwarf planets in our solar system? A. Charon, Hydra, Nix, Kerberos, and Styx B. Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris C. Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Europa, and Triton D. Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury

They each have one hemisphere that always faces the other. Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris

What is the criteria to be a planet that dwarf planets do not have? A. They haven't cleared the region near their orbits B. They aren't round C. They don't have any moons D. They are too small

They haven't cleared the region near their orbits

An object in space has to be round to be considered a planet A. True B. False

True

Are both Ceres and Pluto dwarf planets? A. True B. False

True