For What Reason Was Pluto Demoted from Full Planetary Status

question 107

Multiple Choice

For what reason was Pluto demoted from full planetary status in 2006?

• A)because of objects as large or larger than Pluto in the Kuiper belt
• B)because Pluto resides outside of the zone that can truly be described as the solar system
• C)because Pluto was discovered to be a twin planet system
• D)because according to the standard definition,no planet can be smaller than the Earth's moon

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