Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A) Hundreds of extrasolar planets have been discovered to date from radial velocity surveys.
• B) The most common types of extrasolar planets found to date have masses 10 times the mass of Jupiter and lie within 5 AU from their parent star.
• C) Some planetary systems have been found that contain multiple planets.
• D) A star can brighten significantly due to gravitational lensing when a planet that orbits it passes directly in front of the star.
• E) The Kepler mission has begun to find terrestrial planets similar in size to Earth.

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Pertaining to the nature of being, existence, or reality, often considered within the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of what is.

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Relating to the branch of philosophy dealing with values, including those in ethics and aesthetics, as it pertains to research.

Creswell and Plano Clark

Authors known for their work on research methodologies, particularly in mixed methods research.

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