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