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Catalogs of Exoplanets

Test your knowledge about the catalogs of exoplanets, which are databases that contain information about planets outside our solar system.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which catalog is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information on exoplanets?

  1. NASA Exoplanet Archive
  2. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia
  3. Open Exoplanet Catalogue
  4. Geneva Observatory Planet Database
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What information do catalogs of exoplanets typically include?

  1. Planet name
  2. Host star name
  3. Orbital period
  4. Semi-major axis
  5. Eccentricity
  6. Inclination
  7. Mass
  8. Radius
  9. Temperature
  10. Composition
  11. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many exoplanets are currently known?

  1. Less than 100
  2. Between 100 and 1,000
  3. Between 1,000 and 10,000
  4. More than 10,000
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the smallest exoplanet that has been discovered?

  1. Kepler-37b
  2. Kepler-10b
  3. GJ 1214b
  4. CoRoT-7b
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the largest exoplanet that has been discovered?

  1. HD 100546 b
  2. TrES-4
  3. WASP-12b
  4. HAT-P-32b
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet is closest to Earth?

  1. Proxima Centauri b
  2. Barnard's Star b
  3. Luhman 16 b
  4. GJ 1061 d
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet is the most Earth-like?

  1. Kepler-452b
  2. Kepler-186f
  3. GJ 1132b
  4. HD 85512 b
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet has the most moons?

  1. Kepler-1625b
  2. HD 10180 b
  3. GJ 876 b
  4. HR 8799 c
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet has the hottest surface temperature?

  1. KELT-9b
  2. WASP-12b
  3. HD 189733b
  4. GJ 436b
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet has the coldest surface temperature?

  1. OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb
  2. OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb
  3. MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb
  4. OGLE-2003-BLG-235Lb
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet is the oldest?

  1. PSR B1620-26 b
  2. Methuselah
  3. HD 140283 b
  4. BD+20 2457 b
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet is the youngest?

  1. V830 Tau b
  2. HD 100546 b
  3. GJ 504 b
  4. CoRoT-7b
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet has the most eccentric orbit?

  1. HD 80606 b
  2. HD 20782 b
  3. GJ 876 b
  4. Kepler-413b
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet has the most inclined orbit?

  1. HD 179949 b
  2. WASP-17b
  3. HAT-P-7b
  4. GJ 436b
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which exoplanet has the longest orbital period?

  1. HD 100546 b
  2. GJ 876 b
  3. Kepler-413b
  4. PSR B1620-26 b
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