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A Science Quiz on dwarf planets in our solar system.
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What was Ceres first thought to be?
Dwarf Planet
Moon
Planet
Asteroid
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What year was Eris discovered?
1996
2017
2003
2011
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What type of surface does Eris have?
Rocky
Liquid
Icy
Sandy
4
Who discovered the first dwarf planet?
Albert Einstein
Giuseppe Piazzi
Sir William Herschel
Hans Lippershey
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How long does it take for the dwarf planet Makemake to orbit the sun?
1526 Years
310 Years
1 Year
24 Hours
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How many hours are in a day on Ceres?
24 hours
56 hours
9 hours
3 hours
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What is the orbit called?
Square
Circle
Elliptical
Triangular
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Who discovered Pluto's moon?
James Christy
Albert Einstein
Robert Harrington
Galileo Galilei
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How are dwarf planets similar to planets?
They both have enough mass and gravity to be nearly round
They both travel through space in a path around the sun
They have moons
They travel in an asteroid belt
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What is the radius of Ceres?
296 miles
593 miles
6 miles
58 miles
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Are there more dwarf planets in our solar system?
Probably
Yes
No
Probably not
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Are all orbits a perfect circle?
No
Yes
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In 1930 what was Pluto classified as?
asteroid
comet
dwarf planet
the 9th planet
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What is Pluto?
Sun
Moon
Dwarf Planet
Planet
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It takes ____ years for Eris to fully orbit.
557
822
1
23
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What Dwarf planet rotates the fastest?
Eris
Haumea
Makemake
Ceres
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Whats the closest dwarf planet?
Pluto
Ceres
Eris
Makemake
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Who discovered Pluto?
Clyde Tombaugh
Galileo Galilei
Giuseppe Piazzi
Albert Einstein
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Why are they called dwarf planets?
They're small
They're with asteroids
They're far away
They're big
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Whats the difference?
made of ice, rock and other space debris
just a different name
dwarf planets path around the sun is full of other objects
smaller than regular planets
