Exoplanets: Worlds Beyond Our Solar System Quiz

10 Questions

1. All stars are believed to have planets orbiting them.
2. All exoplanets discovered so far are rocky and Earth-like.
3. Order the following exoplanet detection methods from least to most common (as of 2023).
4. Match the telescope with its primary exoplanet-hunting mission.
5. Match the exoplanet type to its description.
6. What is the approximate number of confirmed exoplanets as of 2023?
7. What is the 'habitable zone' around a star?
8. Order the following events in the history of exoplanet discovery from earliest to latest.
9. What is the primary method used to detect exoplanets?
10. We have directly observed the surface of every exoplanet discovered.