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Outer Planets/Dwarfs
Question | Answer |
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What are Dwarf Planets? | Dwarf planets are bodies that orbit the Sun, have a relatively round shape, are not a moon, and have not completely cleared the area around its orbit. |
Uranus spins in Retrograde rotation, what does this mean? | that it spins in the opposite direction that it orbits the Sun. |
The atmosphere of Uranus consists mainly of what 2 gases? | hydrogen and helium. |
What is the coldest planet in the solar system? | Uranus |
Neptune experiences seasonal changes that are similar to what to planets? | Earth and Mars. |
What is the Great Dark Spot? | A giant storm on Neptune observed by the Voyager 2 |
How big is Pluto compared to Earth and our own moon? | Pluto’s size is about two-thirds the diameter of our Moon, and its total mass is about one-sixth of Earth’s. |