Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
,Table of Contents
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0.RChartingRtheRHeavens:RTheRFoundationsRofRAstronomy
1.RTheRCopernicanRRevolution:RTheRBirthRofRModernRScience
2.RLightRandRMatter:RTheRInnerRWorkingsRofRtheRCosmos
3.RTelescopes:RTheRToolsRofRAstronomy
4.RTheRSolarRSystem:RInterplanetaryRMatterRandRtheRBirthRofRtheRPlanets
5.REarthRandRItsRMoon:ROurRCosmicRBackyard
6.RTheRTerrestrialRPlanets:RARStudyRinRContrasts
7.RTheRJovianRPlanets:RGiantsRofRtheRSolarRSystem
8.RMoons,RRings,RandRPlutoids:RSmallRWorldsRAmongRGiants
9.RTheRSun:ROurRParentRStar
10.RMeasuringRtheRStars:RGiants,RDwarfs,RandRtheRMainRSequence
11.RTheRInterstellarRMedium:RStarRFormationRinRtheRMilkyRWay
12.RStellarREvolution:RTheRLivesRandRDeathsRofRStars
13.RNeutronRStarsRandRBlackRHoles:RStrangeRStatesRofRMatter
14.RTheRMilkyRWayRGalaxy:RARSpiralRinRSpace
15.RNormalRandRActiveRGalaxies:RBuildingRBlocksRofRtheRUniverse
16.RHubble’sRLawRandRDarkRMatter:RTheRLarge-ScaleRStructureRofRtheRCosmos
17.RCosmology:RTheRBigRBangRandRtheRFateRofRtheRUniverse
18.RLifeRinRtheRUniverse:RAreRWeRAlone?
,ChapterR0R R ChartingRtheRHeavens:RTheRFoundationsRofRAstronomy
1) RightRascensionRinRtheRskyRisRveryRsimilarRtoRlatitudeRonRtheREarth
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
2) LatitudeRandRrightRascensionRareRcoordinateRsystemsRusedRtoRfindRobjectsRonRtheRcelestia
lRsphere.
ANSWER:R FALSE
RDiff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
3) TheRcelestialRsphereRisRdividedRintoR88RmodernRconstellations
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
4) InRtheRsky,RdeclinationRisRmeasuredRinRdegreesRnorthRorRsouthRofRtheRcelestialRequator
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
5) TheRsouthRcelestialRpoleRisRlocatedRatRaRdeclinationRofR-
90Rdegrees.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
6) InRgeneral,RtheRbrightestRstarRinRaRgivenRconstellationRisRdesignatedRasRalpha
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
7) ConstellationsRareRcloseRclustersRofRstars,RallRatRaboutRtheRsameRdistanceRfromRtheRSun
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
, 8) OverR20,000RstarsRareRvisibleRtoRtheRnakedReyeRonRtheRdarkest,RclearestRnights
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R 0.1
9) ARstarRwithRaRrightRascensionRofR2.6RhrsRwillRriseR2.6RhoursRafterRtheRvernalRequino
x.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R3
SectionRRef.:R MoreRPrec.R0.1
10) ARtropicalRyearRisRtheRsameRasRaRsiderealRyear
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2
11) TheRsiderealRdayRisRdeterminedRbyRtheREarth'sRrotationRwithRrespectRtoRtheRstars
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2
12) TheRvernalRequinoxRmarksRtheRbeginningRofRspringRinRtheRnorthernRhemisphere
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2
13) ThereRareR3,600RarcRsecondsRinRaRdegree
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R MoreRPrec.R0.1
14) AnRhourRofRrightRascensionRcorrespondsRtoR60RdegreesRinRtheRsky
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R 0.2
15) FromREarth,RtheRSunRandRMoonRhaveRaboutRtheRsameRangularRdiameter
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2
16) AtRtheRsolstices,RtheRSun'sRdeclinationRwillRbeR23.5RdegreesRfromRtheRequator
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R 0.2