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Extrasolar planets have NOT been found A) around burned-out remnants of stars B)

ID: 231130 • Letter: E

Question

Extrasolar planets have NOT been found

A) around burned-out remnants of stars

B) around stars in the disks of other galaxies

C) in globular clusters

D) around stars in the disk of our Galaxy

MOST extrasolar planets have been found

A) around stars in the disk of our Galaxy

B) in globular clusters

C) near the center of our Galaxy

D) outside our Galaxy

Many of the exoplanets discovered thus far are in orbits near their stars. This means they are probably

A) spinning rapidly to conserve angular momentum

B) doomed to spiral into their stars

C) recently formed

D) in synchronous orbits.

Explanation / Answer

Extrasolar planets have NOT been found A) around burned-out remnants of stars

MOST extrasolar planets have been found A) around stars in the disk of our Galaxy

Many of the exoplanets discovered thus far are in orbits near their stars. This means they are probably D) in synchronous orbits.