TIMEZONES 3_UNIT 12_READING

What is the title of the article we read?

In the past 30 years, how many exoplanets did scientist have located?

• 400,000

• 4,000,000

• 4,000

• 40,000

How many Earthlike planets have scientist found?

• 50

• 500

• 5,000

• .50

What is the name of the "super Earth"?

• Glese 588d

• Gliese 581d

• Glesse 581d

• Gliesee 581d

Choose another title for this article.

• Alone in the Universe

• Traveling to the Stars

• Other Earths

Which of these statements is NOT true about exoplanets?

• Most exoplanets are not like Earth.

• Exoplanets are becoming easier to find.

• Exoplanets usually have a rocky surface and liquid water.

The main purpose of paragraph C is to _______.

• explain the importance of Gliese 581d

• describe how scientists find Earthlike planets

• show that exoplanets are mainly found near small stars

Scientists locate Earthlike planets by _______.

• looking for red edges

• searching for techno-signatures

• searching the area around particular stars

Scientists locate Earthlike planets by _______.

• looking for red edges

• searching for techno-signatures

• searching the area around particular stars

There are many types of exoplanets. Some are so hot that any water on them has boiled away. Others are so cold that they are forever frozen in ice.

• TRUE

• FALSE