- 1. What is the study of searching for extraterrestrial life known as?
A) Exobiology
B) Astrophysics
C) Astronomy
D) Astrobiology
- 2. What is a region in space where life as we know it could exist called?
A) Danger Zone
B) Forbidden Zone
C) Habitable Zone
D) No-Go Zone
- 3. Which famous equation estimates the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy?
A) Einstein Equation
B) Hawking Equation
C) Drake Equation
D) Newton Equation
- 4. Which planet in our solar system is considered a potential candidate for microbial life due to subsurface oceans?
A) Mars
B) Mercury
C) Uranus
D) Venus
- 5. Which space mission successfully landed and searched for signs of life on Mars in 1976?
A) Spirit
B) Opportunity
C) Curiosity
D) Viking
- 6. What moon of Jupiter is a potential candidate for supporting microbial life?
A) Titan
B) Enceladus
C) Ganymede
D) Europa
- 7. Which famous scientist proposed the idea of directed panspermia, the intentional spreading of life to other planets?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Stephen Hawking
C) Francis Crick
D) Carl Sagan
- 8. What is the process whereby a star produces energy by nuclear fusion in its core?
A) Stellar Nucleosynthesis
B) Cometary Nucleation
C) Solar Flaring
D) Black Hole Evaporation
- 9. Which organization is actively involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)?
A) NASA
B) Roscosmos
C) SETI Institute
D) ESA
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