Pluto poem questions

* Let’s answer these questions from the poem together. If we click on the GREEN words we can use the internet for some help.

What does it mean that Pluto lacked the girth?

Pluto Facts and Figures

Definition of "girth"

What happened to Pluto in 1930?

Pluto Facts

Where is Prague, who met there, and when was the meeting?

Pluto Vote Hijacked

World Atlas

Pluto's Planetary Status Teeters -- Again

Why is Mercury feeling hot?

Mercury Information

Why is Neptune nervous?

Planets of Our Solar System

Solar System for Kids

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/mercury.htm

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5691890

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5283956.stm

http://www.nineplanets.org/pluto.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ipd/A0457441.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto&Display=Facts

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