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Planet X is a planet in our solar system. Planet Y is a dwarf planet. Identify their characteristics.
- has moons and rings around it
- is not considered a gas giant
- is unable to clear similar-sized objects from its orbital path
- is the second most massive object in our solar system

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Answer:Planet X is the most massive object and has moons and rings . Plant Y is not considered a gas giant and is unable to clear similar sized objects from its orbital path

Explanation:

Planet X is the second most massive object in our solar system and has moons and rings around it whereas dwarf planet is not considered a gas giant and is unable to clear similar-sized objects from its orbital path.

What is solar system?

  • "Solar system is the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  • The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  • Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars constitute the inner planets whereas outer planets consists of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  • The outer giant gas planets have rings around it.
  • The planets revolves around the sun in fixed orbit and rotates on its axis.
  • Each planet has a natural satellite, moon that revolves around it.

What is dwarf planet?

  • "A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit of the Sun."
  • It is much smaller than the eight planets of our solar system.
  • It is unable to clear similar-sized objects from its orbital path.
  • Example: Pluto.

Hence, the characteristics of Planets include: It is the second most massive object in our solar system and has moons and rings around it and that of dwarf planet is- not considered a gas giant and is unable to clear similar-sized objects from its orbital path.

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