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Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is classified as a                 planet
  1. secondary
  2. miniature
  3. dwarf
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Asteroids are metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, but are too                 to be classified as a planet.
  1. large
  2. small
  3. habitable
  4. uninhabitable
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A coma is a frozen mass of ice and dust that orbits the Sun.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
How long does it take Pluto to orbit the Sun?
  1. 100 minutes
  2. 16 hours
  3. 2 years
  4. 248 years
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
An asteroid has a tail.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What shape is most like Comet 67P's orbit around the Sun?
  1. oval
  2. circle
  3. square
  4. triangle
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
                of the planets have moons and/or debris that orbit them.
  1. All
  2. None
  3. Some
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is happening to Comet 67P as it approaches the Sun?
  1. It is crashing into planets.
  2. Ice inside of it boils off into gases.
  3. Its orbit is slowing down.
  4. Dust on its surface is catching fire.
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is a meteor?
  1. a small piece of rock and metal that travels in space around the Sun
  2. all of space
  3. oval-shaped, like flattened circle
  4. a bright streak of light that passes through Earth's atmosphere
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Where can you find most comets?
  1. icy region beyond the orbit of Jupiter.
  2. icy region beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  3. icy region beyond the orbit of Mercury.
  4. icy region beyond the orbit of Uranus.
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which of the following is NOT true about dwarf planets?
  1. These are not considered a satellite.
  2. These have enough gravity to clear their surrounding area of space clutter
  3. These have sufficient mass, and are nearly spherical in shape
  4. All of the above.
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
        Comet         is a small orbiting body made of dust, ice, and frozen gases.
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A          meteor          is a chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air.
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
             Meteorites              are chunks of meteor matter that fall to the ground.
Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
How is a planet similar and different to a dwarf planet?
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