What Is the Transit Method of Finding Extrasolar Planets

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is the transit method of finding extrasolar planets?

• A)measuring the spectrum of the star for a periodic variation in its Doppler shift
• B)monitoring a star to detect periodic dips in its brightness from the planet passing behind the star
• C)observing a star during the rare occasion of another star passing directly in front of it; slight changes in how the light is bent by gravity can indicate the presence of planets around the closer star
• D)monitoring a star to detect periodic dips in its brightness from the planet passing in front of the star

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