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Astronomy current events question: exoplanet naming

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2019
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!)
Derrick Pitts, "You Can Name An Exoplanet!" (August 8, 2019)
fi.edu/blog/you-could-name-an-exoplanet
The International Astronomical Union is allowing each country to name an exoplanet and its host star __________ that country.
(A) discovered by.
(B) to be colonized by.
(C) visible in the sky from.
(D) with climates matching.
(E) after explorers born in.

Correct answer: (C)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 6 students
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 29 students
(D) : 3 students
(E) : 1 student

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