greatreporter.com, October 8th, 2007
Question 1 of 11:
Pluto is the planet furthest from the sun, but just how far away is it?
a) 1 million km (0)
b) 10 million km (0)
c) 1 billion km (0)
d) 6 billion km (1)
Question 2 of 11:
Like Earth, Pluto has just one moon. What is it called?
a) Io (0)
b) Pluto IV (0)
c) Esthar (0)
d) Charon (1)
Question 3 of 11:
Which of these astronomers discovered the planet Pluto?
a)
Clyde
Tombaugh
(1)
b)
Percival
Lowell
(0)
c)
Jocelyn
Bell
(0)
d)
Edwin
Hubble
(0)
Question 4 of 11:
Planets' years are different lengths based on the distance from the sun. How many Earth years are in a Pluto year?
a) 2.4 years (0)
b) 24.8 years (0)
c) 248.5 years (1)
d) 2485.2 years (0)
Question 5 of 11:
Pluto is thought to have originally been part of Neptune, separated by a collision with a comet.
a) True (0)
b) False (1)
Question 6 of 11:
Earth's diameter is about 12,760 km. What is Pluto's diameter?
a) 2390 km (1)
b) 2,390 km (0)
c) 5,000 km (0)
d) 10,000 km (0)
Question 7 of 11:
Pluto was discovered by accident. In what year did this happen?
a) 1890 (0)
b) 1930 (1)
c) 1945 (0)
d) 1970 (0)
Question 8 of 11:
Being furthest from the sun, Pluto is the coldest of the planets. But what temperature is Pluto?
a) about –230 C (1)
b) about –23 C (0)
c) about 23 C (0)
d) about –2300 C (0)
Question 9 of 11:
For most of the year, Pluto's atmosphere is actually frozen completely solid.
a) True (1)
b) False (0)
Question 10 of 11:
No human being could survive on the surface of Pluto. What is the atmosphere made up of?
a) nitrogen and methane (1)
b) oxygen and helium (0)
c) sulphur and cyanide (0)
d) hydrogen and xenon (0)
Question 11 of 11:
Some people believe that Pluto's moon is actually what?
a) a comet (0)
b) another planet (1)
c) an asteroid (0)
d) a dead sun (0)
