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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the size of this star compare with our own? The Habitable Zone is just inside the orbit of Earth.
a)
smaller
b)
larger
c)
same
2.
Does this exoplanets star have a wobble?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
________ is caused by the center of mass of the solar system is not in the center of the star.
a)
radial velocity
b)
transit
c)
wobble
4.
When a planet crosses in front of the star and blocks light out. This is used to determine it's mass.
a)
transit
b)
wobble
c)
radial velocity
5.
The speed at which a planet orbit's a star and the sine curve represents it's orbit motion.
a)
wobble
b)
radial velocity
c)
transit
d)
solar speed
6.
Judging by mass alone, what type of planet is this exoplanet?
a)
terrestrial
b)
gas giant
c)
mass doesn't determine anything
7.
Which exoplanet could support life?
a)
EPIC 201912552 b (in the green)
b)
K2-18 c (in the black)
8.
Any exoplanet in the black area inside of the green zone is
a)
too cold for life
b)
too hot for life
c)
just right for life
9.
Why do astronomers look for exoplanets in the green zones?
a)
those exoplanets could sustain life
b)
they are the perfect distance away from their neighbors
c)
the green represents the asteroid belts of the solar system.
10.
These planets are mostly terrestrial because...
a)
of their mass
b)
of their radial velocity
c)
of their transit in front of a star
d)
they are not, they gas giants.
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