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Pluto the Planet

Planet Pluto Home

1) What does Pluto look like through a very large telescope?

a dot of light
a large, round disk
a slightly flattened, small disk


2) What is Pluto's satellite (moon) called?

Caron
Charon
Charone


3) How far is planet Pluto from the Sun?

6 million kilometers
6 billion kilometers
60 billion kilometers
600 billion kilometers


4) Some astronomers think Pluto was once a satellite of which planet ?

Mars
Jupiter
Neptune


5) Pluto is the ninth planet from the Sun.

True
False


6) Which planet is just closer to the Sun from Pluto?

Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune


7) Who predicted the existence of the planet Pluto ?

Johannes Kepler
Percival Lowell
Clyde William Tombaugh


8) Which statement is correct?

The planet Pluto was discovered in 1830.
The planet Pluto was discovered in 1730.
The planet Pluto was discovered in 1930.


9) Pick the true statement:

Pluto has more moons than Mars.
Mercury has less moons than planet Pluto.
Sometimes Uranus is the furtherest from the Sun, but mostly it is planet Pluto.


10) Can Pluto be seen without a telescope on a dark night?

Yes
No


11) Pick the correct statement below:

Pluto is about 2 300 km in diameter and Charon is about 1 200 km in diameter.
Pluto is about 1 200 km in diameter and Charon is about 2 300 km in diameter.
Pluto is about 20 300 km in diameter and Charon is about 10 200 km in diameter.
Pluto is about 10 200 km in diameter and Charon is about 20 300 km in diameter.


12) Do Pluto's poles have ice caps?

Yes
No


13) Pick the correct statement about the density of the planet Pluto:

Pluto is made of solid rock.
Pluto is made up only of gases.
Pluto is twice as dense as water.
It is impossible to determine / calculate what the density of Pluto is.


14) Who discovered planet Pluto ?

Percival Lowell
Clyde William Tombaugh
Johannes Kepler


15) Which statement is correct?

Planet Pluto is an interior planet.
Planet Pluto is a superior planet.
Pluto can only be seen without binoculars on a dark night, when there is no moonlight.



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