Answer:
B. Its orbit is not cleared of like-sized or larger objects
Explanation:
It has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit, Pluto is considered a dwarf planet. It orbits in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper belt, a distant region populated with frozen bodies left over from the solar system's formation.
Answer:
B). Its orbit is not cleared of like-sized or larger objects.
Explanation:
As per the question, the key reason for considering Pluto as a dwarf planet instead of a planet is that 'its orbit is not cleared of like-sized or larger objects.' Pluto was official declared a dwarf planet in the August 2006 by International Astronomical Union as it failed to prove itself as a governing gravitational object in its orbit and thus, could not clear the neighborhood surrounded by its orbit. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.
