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Which of the following objects is the MOST LIKELY to be considered a dwarf planet? O An icy sphere with a radius of 800 km, orbiting among the thousands of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A rocky body the size of Saturn's moon Titan that orbits the Sun. O A mostly rocky object approximately half the size of Earth, orbiting the Sun at 1.5 AU. O A rocky body the size of the Moon orbiting the Sun at 0.8 AU. O A spherical object, composed of ice and rock, with a third the mass of Pluto, orbiting Pluto.

Which of the following objects is the MOST LIKELY to be considered a dwarf planet? O An icy sphere with a radius of 800 km, orbiting among the thousands of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A rocky body the size of Saturn's moon Titan that orbits the Sun. O A mostly rocky object approximately half the size of Earth, orbiting the Sun at 1.5 AU. O A rocky body the size of the Moon orbiting the Sun at 0.8 AU. O A spherical object, composed of ice and rock, with a third the mass of Pluto, orbiting Pluto.

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Which of the following objects is the MOST LIKELY to be considered a dwarf planet? O An icy sphere with a radius of 800 km, orbiting among the thousands of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A rocky body the size of Saturn's moon Titan that orbits the Sun. O A mostly rocky object approximately half the size of Earth, orbiting the Sun at 1.5 AU. O A rocky body the size of the Moon orbiting the Sun at 0.8 AU. A spherical object, composed of ice and rock, with a third the mass of Pluto, orbiting Pluto.
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following objects is the MOST LIKELY to be considered a dwarf planet? O An icy sphere with a radius of 800 km, orbiting among the thousands of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A rocky body the size of Saturn's moon Titan that orbits the Sun. O A mostly rocky object approximately half the size of Earth, orbiting the Sun at 1.5 AU. O A rocky body the size of the Moon orbiting the Sun at 0.8 AU. A spherical object, composed of ice and rock, with a third the mass of Pluto, orbiting Pluto.
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