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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===
: 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]].
|}
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===