Pluto Quiz

Example Quiz 1
  • 1. According to new classification, Pluto is a,
    Planet
    Dwarf planet
     Moon of Neptune

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  • 2. Pluto is the,
    Largest Kuiper belt object
     Most distant planet
    Edge of the solar system

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  • 3. In which year was Pluto discovered?
    1892
    1930
     1967

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  • 4. Who discovered Pluto?
    Percival Lowell
    William Hershel
    Clyde Tombaugh

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  • 5. The name 'Pluto' was suggested by,
    Percival Lowell
    James Christy
    Venetia Burney

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  • 6. How long does Pluto take to complete one orbit?
    124 Earth years
    248 Earth years
     536 Earth years

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  • 7. Pluto's rotational peroid is
    6 Earth days
     17 Earth days
    74 Earth days

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  • 8. How many moons have been discovered around Pluto?
    1
    2
    3

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  • 9. Which of these stuctures have been suggested to exist on Pluto by earth based observations?
    Magnetic field
    Polar ice caps
    Atmosphere

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  • 10. Which space mission is expected to reach Pluto by 2015?
    Cassini
    New horizons
     Pluto explorer




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