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Naming Planet X
Focus What is the name of the new planet Venetia chooses?
e.g. She chooses Pluto.
adj. unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh made a remarkable
remarkable
n. the act of finding something new
discovery
discovery. He found Planet X. Tombaugh and
other scientists couldn’t think of a proper
name for the new planet. So they named it
Planet X.
Unit 6 | Naming Planet X
