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Space Exploration and Exoplanets

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge about Space Exploration and Exoplanets.
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Which space agency was responsible for the first successful mission to Mars?

  1. NASA

  2. ESA

  3. JAXA

  4. Roscosmos


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

NASA's Mariner 4 mission in 1965 was the first successful mission to Mars.

What is the name of the first exoplanet discovered outside our solar system?

  1. 51 Pegasi b

  2. HD 209458 b

  3. Gliese 876 b

  4. Kepler-10b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

51 Pegasi b, discovered in 1995, was the first confirmed exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.

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 term used to describe a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun?

  1. Exoplanet

  2. Satellite

  3. Moon

  4. Asteroid


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun.

Which method is commonly used to detect exoplanets using space telescopes?

  1. Transit Method

  2. Radial Velocity Method

  3. Microlensing Method

  4. Astrometry Method


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The transit method involves observing a star's brightness to detect the periodic dimming caused by an exoplanet passing in front of it.

What is the name of the first confirmed Earth-sized exoplanet discovered in the habitable zone of its star?

  1. Kepler-452b

  2. Gliese 581g

  3. HD 85512 b

  4. Proxima Centauri b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kepler-452b, discovered in 2015, was the first confirmed Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone of its star.

Which space mission was designed to study the atmosphere of Venus?

  1. Venera Program

  2. Magellan

  3. Pioneer Venus Orbiter

  4. Venus Express


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Venera Program, a series of Soviet space missions, was designed to study the atmosphere and surface of Venus.

What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

  1. Jupiter

  2. Saturn

  3. Uranus

  4. Neptune


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, both in terms of mass and volume.

What is the name of the space probe that successfully landed on the surface of Mars in 2012?

  1. Curiosity

  2. Opportunity

  3. Spirit

  4. Sojourner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Curiosity, a NASA rover, successfully landed on the surface of Mars in 2012.

Which space telescope is primarily designed to study the early universe and the cosmic microwave background?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Planck Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Planck Space Telescope was specifically designed to study the cosmic microwave background and the early universe.

What is the name of the first space telescope to be launched into orbit around the Sun?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Kepler Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hubble Space Telescope was the first space telescope to be launched into orbit around the Sun.

Which space mission was designed to study the atmosphere and surface of Mars?

  1. Mariner 4

  2. Viking Program

  3. Mars Pathfinder

  4. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Viking Program, a series of NASA missions, was designed to study the atmosphere and surface of Mars.

What is the name of the first space probe to successfully land on the surface of Venus?

  1. Venera 3

  2. Venera 4

  3. Venera 7

  4. Venera 9


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Venera 3 was the first space probe to successfully land on the surface of Venus.

Which space telescope is primarily designed to study the infrared universe?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Kepler Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Spitzer Space Telescope was specifically designed to study the infrared universe.

What is the name of the first space telescope to be launched into orbit around Earth?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Kepler Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hubble Space Telescope was the first space telescope to be launched into orbit around Earth.

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