Morning Starters: Spring 2 - Solar System
Did You Know?
In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. It is just half the width of the United States. At a distance of 3 million miles from the Sun, temperatures on Pluto drop to -232°C, making it far too cold to sustain life. Close-up images of Pluto’s surface have revealed icy mountains, valleys, plains and craters. They were taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Credit: BBC Two - Horizon
Word Challenge
Unscramble and identify the following words:
- oputl
- peccrftasa
- rarcet
Hint: They all appear in the clip description.
Grammar Challenge
If the following sentence was the answer, what might the question be?
Pluto’s surface has mountains, valleys, plains and craters.
Number Challenge
Pluto’s equatorial diameter is about 2,377 km, which is one-fifth of Earth’s diameter.
What is Earth’s equatorial diameter?
Critical Thinking
If you could ask Pluto one question, what would it be?