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

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x Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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x Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
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0. xCharting xthe xHeavens: xThe xFoundations xof xAstronomy

1. xThe xCopernican xRevolution: xThe xBirth xof xModern xScience


2. xLight xand xMatter: xThe xInner xWorkings xof xthe xCosmos

3. xTelescopes: xThe xTools xof xAstronomy


4. xThe xSolar xSystem: xInterplanetary xMatter xand xthe xBirth xof xthe xPlanets

5. xEarth xand xIts xMoon: xOur xCosmic xBackyard


6. xThe xTerrestrial xPlanets: xA xStudy xin xContrasts

7. xThe xJovian xPlanets: xGiants xof xthe xSolar xSystem


8. xMoons, xRings, xand xPlutoids: xSmall xWorlds xAmong xGiants


9. xThe xSun: xOur xParent xStar

10. xMeasuring xthe xStars: xGiants, xDwarfs, xand xthe xMain xSequence


11. xThe xInterstellar xMedium: xStar xFormation xin xthe xMilky xWay

12. xStellar xEvolution: xThe xLives xand xDeaths xof xStars


13. xNeutron xStars xand xBlack xHoles: xStrange xStates xof xMatter

14. xThe xMilky xWay xGalaxy: xA xSpiral xin xSpace


15. xNormal xand xActive xGalaxies: xBuilding xBlocks xof xthe xUniverse


16. xHubble’s xLaw xand xDark xMatter: xThe xLarge-Scale xStructure xof xthe xCosmos

17. xCosmology: xThe xBig xBang xand xthe xFate xof xthe xUniverse


18. xLife xin xthe xUniverse: xAre xWe xAlone?

,Chapter x0 x x Charting xthe xHeavens: xThe xFoundations xof xAstronomy

1) Right xascension xin xthe xsky xis xvery xsimilar xto xlatitude xon xthe
xEarth. xANSWER: x FALSE

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2) Latitude xand xright xascension xare xcoordinate xsystems xused xto xfind xobjects xon xthe
xcelestial xsphere.

ANSWER:
x FALSE xDiff: x1

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3) The xcelestial xsphere xis xdivided xinto x88 xmodern
xconstellations. xANSWER: x TRUE

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4) In xthe xsky, xdeclination xis xmeasured xin xdegrees xnorth xor xsouth xof xthe xcelestial
xequator. xANSWER: x TRUE

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5) The xsouth xcelestial xpole xis xlocated xat xa xdeclination xof x-90
xdegrees. xANSWER: x TRUE

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6) In xgeneral, xthe xbrightest xstar xin xa xgiven xconstellation xis xdesignated xas
xalpha. xANSWER: x TRUE

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7) Constellations xare xclose xclusters xof xstars, xall xat xabout xthe xsame xdistance xfrom xthe
xSun. xANSWER: x FALSE

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, 8) Over x20,000 xstars xare xvisible xto xthe xnaked xeye xon xthe xdarkest, xclearest
xnights. xANSWER: x FALSE

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9) A xstar xwith xa xright xascension xof x2.6 xhrs xwill xrise x2.6 xhours xafter xthe xvernal
xequinox. xANSWER: x TRUE

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10) A xtropical xyear xis xthe xsame xas xa xsidereal
xyear. xANSWER: x FALSE

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11) The xsidereal xday xis xdetermined xby xthe xEarth's xrotation xwith xrespect xto xthe
xstars. xANSWER: x TRUE

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12) The xvernal xequinox xmarks xthe xbeginning xof xspring xin xthe xnorthern
xhemisphere. xANSWER: x TRUE

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13) There xare x3,600 xarc xseconds xin xa
xdegree. xANSWER: x TRUE

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14) An xhour xof xright xascension xcorresponds xto x60 xdegrees xin xthe
xsky. xANSWER: x FALSE

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15) From xEarth, xthe xSun xand xMoon xhave xabout xthe xsame xangular
xdiameter. xANSWER: x TRUE

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16) At xthe xsolstices, xthe xSun's xdeclination xwill xbe x23.5 xdegrees xfrom xthe
xequator. xANSWER: x TRUE

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