Exoplanets

The ______ method uses the tug an exoplanet gives on its parent star and measures a star’s shift in speed wobbling toward and away from Earth.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Are you interested in exoplanets? Why?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What is an exoplanet?

• Any planet which is not Earth

• A dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt

• Any planet outside of our Solar System

• A mystical planet from fairy tales

Which method is the most successful in detecting exoplanets?

• Transiting

• Microlensing

• Radial Velocity

• Imaging

How many extrasolar planet are estimated to be present in our galaxy?

• 10 000

• 1 million

• 8

• 100 billion

The first extrasolar planets were found around which unusual type of astronomical object?

• A galaxy

• A pulsar

• A brown dwarf

• A supernova

How do we call large short-period exoplanets?

• Big Hotties

• Hot Exoplanets

• Hot Jupiters

• Hot Saturns

How do we call an event when a planet crosses in front of the star?

• Eclipse

• Transit

• Occultation

• Moonlighting

What is one of the necessary conditions for life to exist on other planets?

• Presence of vegetation on the planet surface

• Presence of liquid water on the planet surface

• Presence of oxygen in the atmosphere

• Low CO2 level in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The place in a planetary system where liquid water can survive on a planet's surface is called what?

• Aqueous zone

• Liquid region

• Habitable zone

• Water belt