What does the word ''dwarf planet'' mean?

Answer 1

dwarf planets are mini celestial bodies that orbit around the sun but are too small to be classed as a real planet pluto was recently demoted from 'planet' to 'dwarf planet'

A dwarf planet is one of the smallest "planets" in our solar system. They aren't classed as proper planets. They must be roughly spherical and orbit the Sun. (They aren't moons.)

However, they don't "dominate" their region of space like an "official" planet.

Dawf planet is a smaller planet compared to the earth and jupiter

Thy are composed of rock and ice.

Answer 2

A Planet has to be three things;

- Approximately spherical, so it has to be massive enough to `pull` itself into a spherical shape.

- It has to orbit the sun directly (unlike a moon that is in orbit around a planet, which is then in turn in orbit around the sun).

- It has to be the main object at that orbital distance from the sun, it has to be the dominant body at that distance, easily outweighing everything else.

A Dwarf Planet only has to fulfill the first two, approximately spherical in shape and in a direct orbit around the sun. It will not have cleared its orbit though.

Answer 3

A dwarf planet is a celestial body that orbits the sun and has sufficient mass for its gravity to assume a nearly round shape, but has not cleared its neighboring region of other debris. It is smaller than a planet but larger than other objects in its orbit.

Answer 4

It means the planet has not made an orbit yet so that's why they call it that

Answer 5

A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.