Tham khảo tài liệu 'making judment calls 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CRITICAL THINKING FOR EXAMS giants but it is not. Pluto lacks the rings that all other gas giants possess. Also Pluto s moon is larger than any other moon relative to its parent planet. In recent years new objects have been found which belong to the Kuiper Belt a region of small solid icy bodies that orbit the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune and Pluto. A large object called Quaoar has recently been discovered which has a density nearly identical to Pluto Charon and Triton. Based on these facts I conclude that Pluto is a Kuiper Belt object. 1. Scientist 1 states that Based on its distance from the Sun Pluto should be grouped with the planets knows as gas giants. Which of the following statements made by Scientist 2 opposes Scientist 1 s belief that Pluto is a gas planet a. Pluto s moon is larger than any other moon relative to its parent planet. b. A large object called Quaoar has recently been discovered which has a density nearly identical to Pluto Charon and Triton. c. Pluto has an orbit that is not in the same plane as the other planets . it is tilted and it s orbit is more eccentric or elongated than any other planet s orbit. d. Pluto lacks rings that all other gas giants possess. 2. What do both scientists agree upon a. Pluto is like Mercury. b. Pluto is a Kuiper Belt Object. c. Pluto orbits the sun. d. Charon is a planet. 3. Which of the following are reasons why Scientist 2 believes Pluto should NOT be classified as a planet I. Pluto has no atmosphere. II. Pluto is similar in composition to Quaoar. III. Pluto has the most eccentric orbit of all the planets. IV. Pluto s orbit is not in the same plane as the orbits of the other planets. a. II III only b. I III and IV c. III IV only d. II III IV 4. Based on composition and density Pluto is a a. Kuiper Belt Object. b. Earth-like planet. c. comet. d. gas giant planet. 5. Based on the information presented by Scientist 2 what is a possible origin for Neptune s moon Triton a. Triton is a natural moon of Neptune.
