Catalogs of Planets

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Which catalog contains information about planets outside our solar system?

  1. Messier Catalog

  2. New General Catalog

  3. Catalog of Exoplanets

  4. Hipparcos Catalog


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Catalog of Exoplanets is a database of planets outside our solar system.

What is the primary source of data for the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Kepler Space Telescope

  3. Spitzer Space Telescope

  4. Chandra X-ray Observatory


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Kepler Space Telescope is the primary source of data for the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet was the first to be confirmed outside our solar system?

  1. 51 Pegasi b

  2. HD 209458 b

  3. Gliese 876 b

  4. Tau Ceti e


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

51 Pegasi b was the first planet to be confirmed outside our solar system.

What is the most common type of planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. Gas giants

  2. Super-Earths

  3. Hot Jupiters

  4. Ice giants


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gas giants are the most common type of planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet is known as the "hottest Jupiter"?

  1. WASP-12b

  2. HD 189733b

  3. CoRoT-7b

  4. Kepler-7b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

WASP-12b is known as the "hottest Jupiter".

What is the smallest planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. Kepler-37b

  2. Kepler-42b

  3. Kepler-438b

  4. Kepler-186f


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kepler-37b is the smallest planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet is known as the "super-Earth"?

  1. Gliese 581g

  2. HD 85512 b

  3. Kepler-22b

  4. Tau Ceti e


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gliese 581g is known as the "super-Earth".

What is the most massive planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. Kepler-10b

  2. HD 100546 b

  3. PSR B1257+12 b

  4. 2M1207b


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

PSR B1257+12 b is the most massive planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet is known as the "diamond planet"?

  1. 55 Cancri e

  2. HD 209458b

  3. GJ 1214b

  4. Kepler-10b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

55 Cancri e is known as the "diamond planet".

What is the most distant planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb

  2. MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb

  3. OGLE-2003-BLG-235Lb

  4. OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb is the most distant planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet is known as the "water world"?

  1. GJ 1214b

  2. Kepler-22b

  3. HD 85512 b

  4. Tau Ceti e


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

GJ 1214b is known as the "water world".

What is the youngest planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. Kepler-452b

  2. Kepler-186f

  3. Kepler-438b

  4. Kepler-442b


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kepler-442b is the youngest planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet is known as the "twin Earth"?

  1. Kepler-452b

  2. Kepler-186f

  3. Kepler-438b

  4. Kepler-442b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kepler-452b is known as the "twin Earth".

What is the most Earth-like planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets?

  1. Kepler-452b

  2. Kepler-186f

  3. Kepler-438b

  4. Kepler-442b


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kepler-186f is the most Earth-like planet in the Catalog of Exoplanets.

Which planet is known as the "rogue planet"?

  1. C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)

  2. 2012 VP113

  3. 2015 TG387

  4. 2010 GB174


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) is known as the "rogue planet".

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