Astronomy current events question: ultrahot Jupiters

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2018
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!)

Adam Hadhazy, "Water Is Destroyed, Then Reborn in Ultrahot Jupiters" (August 9, 2018)
jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7211

Researchers propose that water molecules in the atmospheres of "ultrahot Jupiter" planets orbiting other stars:
(A) break apart and recombine.
(B) create aurora light storms.
(C) may harbor primitive life.
(D) produce nanoparticles.
(E) float as ice clouds.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 16 students
(B) : 5 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 3 students
(E) : 4 students