UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
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Question
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Which characteristics of a planet does Pluto have? (check all that are true)
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is it a celestial body in the Solar Systemthat orbits the sun?
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is it massive enough for its own gravity to make it round?
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Has it cleared its orbit of smaller objects?
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Pluto is an icy dwarf planet and is the biggest known object in the “Kuiper belt” & was the “smallest planet” in the Solar System.
Detailed explanation-2: -When NASA’s New Horizons mission visited in 2015, it took the most accurate measurement of the world, revealing it to be larger than previously thought, but still not large enough to be qualified as full-grown planet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pluto is a Dwarf Planet. Pluto was considered a planet until 2006. Pluto lies in the Kuiper Belt. Sometimes Pluto is closer to The Sun than Neptune. Pluto is smaller than the Moon. There are white mountains on Pluto. A year on Pluto is 248 Earth years. More items
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