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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Pluto]] is a [[Dwarf Planet]] found beyond the [[orbit]] of [[Neptune]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Pluto]] is a [[Dwarf Planet]] found beyond the [[orbit]] of [[Neptune]]. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Dwarf planet, pages 275, 277, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac98 ''Dwarf planets, page 101, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Dwarf planets, page 249, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Dwarf planets, page 320, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA ''] | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 4 November 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A Dwarf Planet is a large lump of rock orbiting a star that has enough gravity to be round, but not enough to have cleared its orbit of other objects.
About Dwarf Planets
- There are several known dwarf planets in our Solar System. However, there may be many other dwarf planets that are too far away from The Sun to be seen.
Examples
| Ceres | Pluto |
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| Ceres is a Dwarf Planet found in the Asteroid Belt. | Pluto is a Dwarf Planet found beyond the orbit of Neptune. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A Dwarf Planet is a large lump of rock orbiting a star that has enough gravity to become a sphere, but not enough to have cleared its orbit of other objects.
About Dwarf Planets
- There are several known dwarf planets in our Solar System. However, there may be many other dwarf planets that are too far away from The Sun to be seen.
Examples
| Ceres | Pluto |
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| Ceres is a Dwarf Planet found in the Asteroid Belt. | Pluto is a Dwarf Planet found beyond the orbit of Neptune. |