Argumentation Module (bpssciencepractices.weebly.com)

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Pluto has a blue sky (just like Earth).

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Pluto

%E2%80%99s_Blue_Sky.png

Pluto is located within the Kuiper belt and is surround by asteroids and other small

objects.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11304375@N07/2818891443

There are four other identified dwarf planets that are a similar size as Pluto. Scientists predict that there are several

more, yet to be discovered.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09

/Dwarfplanets5.png/864px-Dwarfplanets5.png

Pluto has a diameter of 2275 km and our Moon has a diameter of about 1400 miles.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Sedna

_Size_Comparisons.jpg

Pluto orbits the Sun.

http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/293000/293018.grid-

4x2.jpg

Pluto has a spherical shape.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Pluto-

01_Stern_03_Pluto_Color_TXT.jpg

Argumentation Module (bpssciencepractices.weebly.com)

© 2016 Boston Public Schools Science Department

Is Pluto a Planet or a Dwarf Planet?

Planet Dwarf Planet