Pluto and dwarf planets study questions

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

A. new horizons

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

A. they haven't cleared the region near their orbits

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

A. kuiper belt

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

B. 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

B. Ceres

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

B. Eris

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

B. Ganymede

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

B. ceres, pluto, haumea, makemake, and eris

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

B. neptune

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

C. 5

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

C. neptune

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

A. 248 earth years

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

B. making orbits of objects in the kuiper belt

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

B. 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.

B. they each have one hemisphere that always faces the other

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

C. 1930

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

D. hubble space telescope

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

D. pluto

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