xploring Pluto: Analyzing Characteristics and Features

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  • Science

  • Space

  • Age 10+

  • level: 6

  • English

Author's Instructions

  1. What year was Pluto discovered? a) 1920 b) 1930 c) 1940 d) 1950
  2. What is the primary composition of Pluto's surface? a) Carbon dioxide ice b) Nitrogen ice c) Water ice d) Methane ice
  3. Which spacecraft conducted a historic flyby of Pluto in 2015? a) Voyager 1 b) Cassini c) New Horizons d) Hubble Space Telescope
  4. What is the diameter of Pluto in kilometers (approximately)? a) 2,300 km b) 4,800 km c) 6,800 km d) 9,000 km
  5. What is the name of the largest moon of Pluto? a) Charon b) Titan c) Ganymede d) Europa
  6. Which element dominates Pluto's thin atmosphere? a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Hydrogen d) Carbon dioxide
  7. What geological feature is prominently visible on Pluto's surface? a) Volcanoes b) Canyons c) Craters d) Mountains
  8. Pluto was reclassified as a ________ in 2006. a) Asteroid b) Dwarf planet c) Gas giant d) Satellite
  9. What is the orbital period of Pluto (in Earth years)? a) 88 years b) 248 years c) 365 days d) 1 year
  10. What is the approximate distance of Pluto from the Sun (in astronomical units)? a) 0.3 AU b) 1 AU c) 4 AU d) 39 AU

 

  1. b) Nitrogen
  2. d) Mountains
  3. b) Dwarf planet
  4. b) 248 years
  5. d) 39 AU