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State whether the sentences is true(T) or false(F).
Pluto was declared a "dwarf planet" in August 2006.

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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is A True

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. It was the first Kuiper belt object to be discovered and is the largest known plutoid. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and was originally considered to be the ninth planet of our solar system.


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