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="To be or, Not to be, a Dwarf Planet." = =By: Brenna A., Manali P., Tori W., Sarah W., Kyra T. = = Type with me- [] = Dabbleboard - [] Reason 1- [] Reason 2- [] Reason 3- []




 * Why Pluto is not a planet? || Why Pluto is a planet? ||
 * Pluto does not meet all of the criteria -The criteria that the I.A.U wanted every celestial body to meet was: * The body must have its orbit around the Sun.
 * It should be spherical by the merit of its own gravitational force. Meaning, its gravity should be able to pull itself into a spherical shape.
 * It should be the biggest, most gravitationally dominant planet in its own orbit. || It meets two of the three criteria’s for it to be a planet. So, it should be a planet. ||
 * Unlike other planets, Pluto is an icy rock || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #660000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Its been a planet since the 1930s, why change that now? ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #660000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Because Pluto only meets two of the criteria, we can’t say its a planet. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Every human being is different than others, but it is still a human being.Pluto is different from others, doesn’t mean it isn’t a planet. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #660000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Its own mass is smaller than its own moon || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why aren’t “Dwarf Planets” known as planets? Dwarf Stars are still stars, and Dwarf Galaxies are still galaxies. Then why can’t Dwarf Planets be planet? ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If a student has all A’s and B’s except for one C, it is not counted as a Honor roll student.The same way if Pluto meets all the criteria except one we can’t count it as a planet. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pluto orbits the Sun, has three moons, has an atmosphere, has weather, and even polar caps. It is not that much different than any of the other planets. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pluto can not be a planet, it can only be a dwarf planet. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is said that Pluto has been shrinking at an alarming rate for some time now, which is another reason why Pluto is not a planet, but what if a scientist makes a mistake because Pluto is so far away from the earth. What if Pluto is moving away from the solar system? ||


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