Exoplanets and Their Detection Methods

What term is used to describe planets located outside our solar system?

• Dwarf planets

• Comets

• Exoplanets

• Asteroids

Which method involves observing a star's light dimming as a planet passes in front of it?

• Imaging

• Radial velocity

• Microlensing

• Transit

What is the primary cause of a star's wobble in the radial velocity method?

• The star's magnetic field

• The gravitational pull of a planet

• The presence of multiple stars

• The star's rotation

Which detection method uses the gravitational lensing effect to find exoplanets?

• Radial velocity

• Imaging

• Microlensing

• Transit

What type of exoplanet is most commonly detected according to the video?

• Terrestrial planets

• Neptune-like

• Gas giants

• Super Earths

Which resource provides a virtual exploration of exoplanetary systems?

• Planet Hunters

• Hubble Space Telescope

• NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

• Eyes on Exoplanets

What is the purpose of the TESS mission?

• To study the sun

• To map the Milky Way

• To observe black holes

• To detect exoplanets

How can individuals contribute to exoplanet research?

• By traveling to space

• By building telescopes

• By participating in citizen science projects

• By writing scientific papers

Which website is recommended for exploring exoplanet data?

• exoplanets.nasa.gov

• tess.nasa.gov

• spitzer.nasa.gov

• hubble.nasa.gov

What is the Goldilocks zone?

• A part of the galaxy with no stars

• A zone where life can potentially exist

• A region where stars are born

• An area with the most exoplanets