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Exoplanet Exploration

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What is the term used to describe planets that orbit stars other than our Sun?

  1. Exoplanets

  2. Extraterrestrial Planets

  3. Alien Planets

  4. Foreign Planets


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than our Sun.

Which space telescope is primarily designed to search for and study exoplanets?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Kepler Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Kepler Space Telescope was specifically designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method.

What is the most common method used to detect exoplanets?

  1. Radial Velocity Method

  2. Transit Method

  3. Microlensing Method

  4. Direct Imaging Method


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The transit method is the most common method used to detect exoplanets. It involves observing a star for dips in brightness caused by a planet passing in front of it.

Which exoplanet was the first to be confirmed to orbit a Sun-like star?

  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 exoplanet to be confirmed to orbit a Sun-like star.

What is the term used to describe a planet that orbits two stars?

  1. Binary Planet

  2. Circumbinary Planet

  3. Double Planet

  4. Twin Planet


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A circumbinary planet is a planet that orbits two stars.

Which exoplanet is known for its extreme temperature variations, with a surface temperature ranging from -200°C to 400°C?

  1. HD 80606 b

  2. WASP-12b

  3. Kepler-10b

  4. GJ 1214b


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

WASP-12b is known for its extreme temperature variations, with a surface temperature ranging from -200°C to 400°C.

What is the name of the first Earth-sized exoplanet discovered in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star?

  1. Kepler-186f

  2. Kepler-452b

  3. TRAPPIST-1e

  4. Proxima Centauri b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kepler-186f was the first Earth-sized exoplanet discovered in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

Which exoplanet system is known for having seven Earth-sized planets, three of which are in the habitable zone?

  1. TRAPPIST-1

  2. Kepler-452

  3. HD 10180

  4. GJ 876


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The TRAPPIST-1 system is known for having seven Earth-sized planets, three of which are in the habitable zone.

What is the name of the mission that aims to send a spacecraft to study the atmosphere of an exoplanet?

  1. TESS

  2. JWST

  3. ARIEL

  4. LUVOIR


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ARIEL mission aims to send a spacecraft to study the atmosphere of an exoplanet.

Which space telescope is designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets using the transit method?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Kepler Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The James Webb Space Telescope is designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets using the transit method.

What is the name of the mission that aims to send a spacecraft to land on an exoplanet?

  1. Europa Clipper

  2. Dragonfly

  3. New Horizons

  4. DAVINCI+


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The DAVINCI+ mission aims to send a spacecraft to land on an exoplanet.

Which exoplanet is known for its unusual composition, with a surface made primarily of carbon?

  1. 51 Pegasi b

  2. HD 209458 b

  3. Gliese 876 b

  4. GJ 1214b


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

GJ 1214b is known for its unusual composition, with a surface made primarily of carbon.

What is the name of the mission that aims to send a spacecraft to study the interior of an exoplanet?

  1. TESS

  2. JWST

  3. ARIEL

  4. LUVOIR


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The LUVOIR mission aims to send a spacecraft to study the interior of an exoplanet.

Which exoplanet is known for its extremely short orbital period, completing an orbit around its star in just 4 hours?

  1. Kepler-78b

  2. WASP-12b

  3. HD 80606 b

  4. GJ 1214b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kepler-78b is known for its extremely short orbital period, completing an orbit around its star in just 4 hours.

What is the name of the mission that aims to send a spacecraft to study the moons of an exoplanet?

  1. Europa Clipper

  2. Dragonfly

  3. New Horizons

  4. DAVINCI+


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Europa Clipper mission aims to send a spacecraft to study the moons of an exoplanet.

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