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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[Dwarf Planet]] is a large lump of [[rock]] [[Orbit|orbiting]] a [[star]] that has enough [[gravity]] to be [[round]], but not enough to have cleared its [[orbit]] of other [[object]]s.
===About Dwarf Planets===
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Pluto]] is a [[Dwarf Planet]] found beyond the [[orbit]] of [[Neptune]].
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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[Dwarf Planet]] is a large lump of [[rock]] [[Orbit|orbiting]] a [[star]] that has enough [[gravity]] to become a [[sphere]], but not enough to have cleared its [[orbit]] of other [[object]]s.
===About Dwarf Planets===
: There are several known [[Dwarf Planet|dwarf planets]] in our [[The Solar System|Solar System]]. However, there may be many other [[Dwarf Planet|dwarf planet]]s that are too far away from [[The Sun]] to be seen.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Ceres'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Pluto'''
|-
|[[File:Ceres.png|center|300px]]
|[[File:Pluto.png|center|300px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Ceres]] is a [[Dwarf Planet]] found in the [[Asteroid Belt]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Pluto]] is a [[Dwarf Planet]] found beyond the [[orbit]] of [[Neptune]].
|}
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Dwarf planet, pages 275, 277, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac98 ''Dwarf planets, page 101, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Dwarf planets, page 249, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Dwarf planets, page 320, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Dwarf planets, page 118, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948163/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948163&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=0fdbfd5dd397d6e24a9dfb250f08587f ''Dwarf planets, page 184, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel '']