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b. (4) The figure at right shows a 'light curve' from a star that hosts an orbiting planet. Positive velocities in the figure mean that the star is moving away from Earth. Match the planet's position at points 1, 2, 3, and 4 with the following descriptions: - headed straight toward Earth - headed straight away from Earth - closest to Earth - farthest from Earth c. (2) How would the plot change if the planet were more massive? d. (2) Another method of detecting planets around other stars is called the transit technique, which has been used by the Kepler spacecraft to identify more than 3500 planet candidates. How does the transit technique work, and what information can it provide that the Doppler technique cannot?

          b. (4) The figure at right shows a 'light curve' from a star that hosts an orbiting planet. Positive velocities in the figure mean that the star is moving away from Earth. Match the planet's position at points 1, 2, 3, and 4 with the following descriptions:
- headed straight toward Earth
- headed straight away from Earth
- closest to Earth
- farthest from Earth
c. (2) How would the plot change if the planet were more massive?
d. (2) Another method of detecting planets around other stars is called the transit technique, which has been used by the Kepler spacecraft to identify more than 3500 planet candidates. How does the transit technique work, and what information can it provide that the Doppler technique cannot?

b. (4) The figure at right shows a 'light curve' from a star that hosts an orbiting planet. Positive velocities in the figure mean that the star is moving away from Earth. Match the planet's position at points 1, 2, 3, and 4 with the following descriptions:
- headed straight toward Earth
- headed straight away from Earth
- closest to Earth
- farthest from Earth
c. (2) How would the plot change if the planet were more massive?
d. (2) Another method of detecting planets around other stars is called the transit technique, which has been used by the Kepler spacecraft to identify more than 3500 planet candidates. How does the transit technique work, and what information can it provide that the Doppler technique cannot?

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