1) LEVEL 1: What is an exoplanet? a) An exoplanet is a planet in the solar system. b) An exoplanet is a distant star. c) An exoplanet is a planet outside the solar system. d) None of the above 2) LEVEL 1: When was the first exoplanet discovered? a) The first exoplanet was discovered in 1922 b) The first exoplanet was discovered in 1980. c) The first exoplanet was a planet within the solar system. d) None of the above 3) LEVEL 1: How many exoplanets are there? a) There are more than 10,000 confirmed exoplanets. b) There are more than 5,400 exoplanets. c) All exoplanets are located in the solar system. d) None of the above 4)  LEVEL 1: How are exoplanets formed? a)  Exoplanets are formed from gas and dust around stars. b) Exoplanets appear when a star dies. c) Exoplanets are formed by stellar explosions. d) None of the above 5) LEVEL 2: What types of exoplanets have been found most frequently so far? a) Earth-sized planets. b) Large gas planets, like Jupiter. c) Planets smaller than Mercury. d) None of the above 6) LEVEL 2: What is the transit method? a) It measures the light when a planet passes in front of its star. b) It listens for radio signals. c) It uses space probes. d) None of the above 7) LEVEL 2: Why is the habitable zone important? a) It is where planets form. b) It is farther from the star. c) It allows for the existence of liquid water. d) None of the above 8) LEVEL 2: What do light curves indicate? a) The energy of the star. b) The variation in brightness due to the transit of a planet. c) The distance between planets. d) None of the above 9) LEVEL 3: What is a hot Jupiter? a) A giant, gaseous planet. b) A small, rocky planet. c) An ice planet. d) None of the above 10) LEVEL 3: How is the mass of an exoplanet determined? a) By observing its shadow on the star. b) By measuring the small oscillations it causes in the star. c) By counting the amount. d) None of the above 11) LEVEL 3: What is transit spectroscopy? a) The technique that analyzes starlight filtered through the atmosphere of an exoplanet. b) The measurement of the distance between an exoplanet. c) A method to calculate the age of a star. d) None of the above 12) LEVEL 3: What does finding water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet imply? a) It confirms the existence of life on that planet. b) It suggests that there could be favorable conditions for life. c) It means that the planet is completely covered in water. d) None of the above

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