Astronomy current events question: exoplanet 51 Eridani b

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2015
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

Bruce Macintosh, Bjorn Carey, "Astronomers Discover 'Young Jupiter' Exoplanet" (August 13, 2015)
news.stanford.edu/news/2015/august/exoplanet-macintosh-eridani-081315.html

The Gemini Planet Imager in Chile discovered the planet 51 Eridani b when the planet __________ its star.
(A) broke away from.
(B) collided with.
(C) passed in front of.
(D) gravitationally pulls.
(E) reflected light from.

Correct answer: (E)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 1 student
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 14 students
(D) : 0 students
(E) : 21 students