A huge, hot ball of gas, held together by gravity.

Which of the following statements is true?

There are billions of stars in our galaxy.

A) Orbit the sun directly and are irregular in shape

Which of the following statements are true? A minor planet...

Orbits the sun but is neither a planet nor a comet

Which of the following statements about Pluto is true? Pluto...

Shares its orbital neighbourhood with Kuiper belt objects.

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What makes a planet, a planet?

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Simplified quiz on the characteristics used to define the bodies which make up our solar system. #pluto #dwarfplanet #solarsystem #makemake

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1
Which of the following are types of minor planet?
Dwarf planets
Asteroids
Kuiper belt objects
A), B), and C) are all correct
2
How many dwarf planets are currently recognised by the International Astronomical Union?
17
5
3
9
3
A star is...
A very large, hot planet.
A huge, hot ball of gas, held together by gravity.
A giant fire in space.
A type of asteroid.
4
Which of the following statements is true?
Shooting stars are stars which fly quickly past Earth
Superstars are stars with lots of planets orbiting them
There are billions of stars in our galaxy.
There are several hundred stars visible from Earth
5
Asteroids
D) Both A) and B)
C) Orbit the sun in a region known as the Kuiper belt
B) Produce a tail of dust as they approach the sun
A) Orbit the sun directly and are irregular in shape
6
Which of the following statements are true? A minor planet...
Must exist within the Kuiper belt
Orbits the sun but is neither a planet nor a comet
Is a type of star
Orbits another planet
7
Dwarf planets...
B) Have cleared their neighbourhood
A) Are spherical or elliptical in shape
D) Both A) and C)
C) Have not cleared their neighbourhood
8
To be classified as a planet, an object must...
D) Both A) and C)
A) Be spherical or elliptical in shape
B) All objects which orbit the sun are planets
C) Have cleared its neighbourhood
9
The object in the picture is an example of
A satellite
A dwarf planet
An asteroid
A comet
10
Which of the following statements about Pluto is true? Pluto...
Is no-longer classified as a planet due to its shape.
Is a comet
Shares its orbital neighbourhood with Kuiper belt objects.
Is inside the asteroid belt.
11
Our own sun
Is technically not a star
Could be put out with a large fire hose
Is an example of a star
Is one of the seven stars of the universe
12
The object in the picture is an example of
A star
A comet
A dwarf planet
An asteroid

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