TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 8th Edition by Chaisson, Verified Chapters 1 - 18, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners
Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete

,Table of Contents
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0.7Charting7the7Heavens:7The7Foundations7of7Astronomy

1.7The7Copernican7Revolution:7The7Birth7of7Modern7Science

2.7Light7and7Matter:7The7Inner7Workings7of7the7Cosmos

3.7Telescopes:7The7Tools7of7Astronomy

4.7The7Solar7System:7Interplanetary7Matter7and7the7Birth7of7the7Planets

5.7Earth7and7Its7Moon:7Our7Cosmic7Backyard

6.7The7Terrestrial7Planets:7A7Study7in7Contrasts

7.7The7Jovian7Planets:7Giants7of7the7Solar7System

8.7Moons,7Rings,7and7Plutoids:7Small7Worlds7Among7Giants

9.7The7Sun:7Our7Parent7Star

10.7Measuring7the7Stars:7Giants,7Dwarfs,7and7the7Main7Sequence

11.7The7Interstellar7Medium:7Star7Formation7in7the7Milky7Way

12.7Stellar7Evolution:7The7Lives7and7Deaths7of7Stars

13.7Neutron7Stars7and7Black7Holes:7Strange7States7of7Matter

14.7The7Milky7Way7Galaxy:7A7Spiral7in7Space

15.7Normal7and7Active7Galaxies:7Building7Blocks7of7the7Universe

16.7Hubble’s7Law7and7Dark7Matter:7The7Large-Scale7Structure7of7the7Cosmos

17.7Cosmology:7The7Big7Bang7and7the7Fate7of7the7Universe

18.7Life7in7the7Universe:7Are7We7Alone?

,Chapter707 7 Charting7the7Heavens:7The7Foundations7of7Astronomy

1) Right7ascension7in7the7sky7is7very7similar7to7latitude7on7the7Earth.7
ANSWER:7 FALSE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

2) Latitude7and7right7ascension7are7coordinate7systems7used7to7find7objects7on7the7celestial7s
phere.
ANSWER:7 FALSE7
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

3) The7celestial7sphere7is7divided7into7887modern7constellations.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

4) In7the7sky,7declination7is7measured7in7degrees7north7or7south7of7the7celestial7equator.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

5) The7south7celestial7pole7is7located7at7a7declination7of7-
907degrees.7ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

6) In7general,7the7brightest7star7in7a7given7constellation7is7designated7as7alpha.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

7) Constellations7are7close7clusters7of7stars,7all7at7about7the7same7distance7from7the7Sun.7
ANSWER:7 FALSE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

, 8) Over720,0007stars7are7visible7to7the7naked7eye7on7the7darkest,7clearest7nights.7
ANSWER:7 FALSE
Diff:72
Section7Ref.:7 0.1

9) A7star7with7a7right7ascension7of72.67hrs7will7rise72.67hours7after7the7vernal7equinox.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:73
Section7Ref.:7 More7Prec.70.1

10) A7tropical7year7is7the7same7as7a7sidereal7year.7
ANSWER:7 FALSE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.2

11) The7sidereal7day7is7determined7by7the7Earth's7rotation7with7respect7to7the7stars.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.2

12) The7vernal7equinox7marks7the7beginning7of7spring7in7the7northern7hemisphere.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.2

13) There7are73,6007arc7seconds7in7a7degree.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:72
Section7Ref.:7 More7Prec.70.1

14) An7hour7of7right7ascension7corresponds7to7607degrees7in7the7sky.7
ANSWER:7 FALSE
Diff:72
Section7Ref.:7 0.2

15) From7Earth,7the7Sun7and7Moon7have7about7the7same7angular7diameter.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:71
Section7Ref.:7 0.2

16) At7the7solstices,7the7Sun's7declination7will7be723.57degrees7from7the7equator.7
ANSWER:7 TRUE
Diff:72
Section7Ref.:7 0.2