Kepler Is an Orbiting Telescope and Was Designed to Search

question 115

Multiple Choice

Kepler is an orbiting telescope and was designed to search for Earth-sized planets.Which one of the following statements about Kepler is NOT true?

• A) Planets,to be detected,must be in orbits more or less edge-on as viewed from Earth.
• B) Kepler will search for the wobble of a star caused by an orbiting planet.
• C) The dimming of distant stars as planets pass in front of them (which Kepler will do)has,in fact,been observed for relatively large planets.
• D) Kepler will be able to monitor thousands of planets at once.

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