Astronomy Today 9th Edition Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan Test Bank (All Chapters Fully Covered) Latest Edition.

Astronomy Today, 9e (Chaisson/McMillan)
Chapter 1 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy

1.1 True/False Questions

1) The distances to bodies in the solar system are a few light minutes to light hours.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref: 1.1

2) A light-year is a measurement of time.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref: 1.1

3) It was Aristotle who used the scientific method to show the Earth was a sphere.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref: 1.2

4) Scientific theories are proven by use of the scientific method.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section Ref: 1.2

5) An accepted scientific theory could still be proven wrong.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref: 1.2

6) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the Sun.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref: 1.3

7) From the South Pole, Polaris would appear directly overhead.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref: 1.3

8) From the North Pole, Polaris would appear directly overhead.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref: 1.3




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,9) Only #huat #huthe #huequator #huare #huall #huthe #hustars #huvisible #huover #huthe #hucourse
#huof #huthe #huyear. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu1
Section #huRef: # h u 1.3

10) Over #huthe #hucourse #huof #hua #hunight, #huPolaris #humoves #huless #huthan #huany #huother #huvisible
#hustar #huin #huthe #husky. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.3

11) There #huare #hu3,600 #huarc #huseconds #huin #hua
#hudegree. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.4

12) At #huapogee, #huthe #huMoon #huis #huat #huits #hufarthest #hufrom #huEarth #huand #huthus #huappears
#husmaller #huthan #hunormal. #huBecause #huof #huthis #huit #hucan #huproduce #huonly #huannular #husolar

#hueclipses, #hubut #hunot #hutotal #husolar #hueclipses. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.5

13) If #hua #hustar #hurises #huabout #hu9 #huPM #hutonight, #huand #huwith #huthe #husidereal #huday #hubeing #hufour
#huminutes #huless #huthan #huthe #husolar #huone, #huthen #huin #hua #humonth #huit #huwill #hurise #huabout #hu7 #huPM.

Answer: # h u TRUE
#huDiff: #hu3

Section #huRef: # h u 1.5

14) From #huEarth, #huthe #huSun #huand #huMoon #huhave #huabout #huthe #husame
#huangular #hudiameter. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu1
Section #huRef: # h u 1.5

15) The #hufull #huMoon #hurises #huaround #husunrise, #huand #husets
#huaround #husunset. #huAnswer: # h u FALSE

Diff: #hu1
Section #huRef: # h u 1.5

16) From #hufull #huMoon #huto #huthird #huquarter #huMoon #hutakes #huabout
#hua #huweek. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.5

17) The #hufirst #huquarter #huMoon #huwill #hurise #huabout #hunoon, #huand #huset #huabout
#humidnight. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.5


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,18) As #huit #huorbits #huthe #huEarth, #huthe #huMoon #huappears #huto #humove #hueastward #huabout #huits #huown
#hudiameter #huevery #huhour.

Answer: # h u TRUE
#huDiff: #hu3

Section #huRef: # h u 1.5

19) The #huparallax #hushift #huof #hua #hustar #huwould #hube #hugreater #huif #huviewed #hufrom #huMars
#huthan #hufrom #huEarth. #huAnswer: # h u TRUE

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.6

1.2 Multiple #huChoice #huQuestions

1) Which #huof #huthe #huchoices #hubelow #hucorrectly #hulists #huthings #huin #huorder #hufrom #hulargest #huto #husmallest?
A) Local #huGroup, #huSolar #huSystem, #huMilky #huWay, #huUniverse
B) Universe, #huMilky #huWay, #huLocal #huGroup, #huSolar #huSystem
C) Solar #huSystem, #huLocal #huGroup, #huUniverse, #huMilky #huWay
D) Universe, #huLocal #huGroup, #huMilky #huWay, #huSolar #huSystem
E) Milky #huWay, #huUniverse, #huSolar #huSystem, #huLocal
#huGroup #huAnswer: # h u D

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.1

2) The #hutotality #huof #huall #huspace, #hutime, #humatter #huand #huenergy #huis #huthe:
A) solar #husystem.
B) galaxy.
C) universe.
D) scientific
#hutheory.

Answer: # h u C
Diff: #hu1
Section #huRef: # h u 1.1

3) A #hulight-year #huis:
A) about #hu365 #huEarth #hudays.
B) the #hudistance #huthat #hulight #hutravels #huin #hua #huyear.
C) the #hutime #huit #hutakes #hua #hubeam #huof #hulight #huto #hucircle #huthe #huSun.
D) the #hudistance #hubetween #huthe #huSun #huand #huthe #hunearest
#huother #hustar. #huAnswer: # h u B

Diff: #hu1
Section #huRef: # h u 1.1




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, 4) Modern #huscientific #hutheories #huare #huNOT:
A) testable.
B) continuously #hutested.
C) simple.
D) perfect.
E) elegant.
#huAnswer:

#huD #huDiff:

#hu1

Section #huRef: # h u 1.2

5) An #hueffective #hutheory #humust:
A) have #hubeen #huproven.
B) must #huhave #hubeen #huaround #hufor #hucenturies #huor #hulonger.
C) be #hucontinuously #hutested.
D) include #humathematical
#huformulae. #huAnswer: # h u C

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.2

6) Aristotle's #huhypothesis #huwas #huthat:
A) lunar #hueclipses #huwere #hucreated #huby #huour #hushadow.
B) only #hua #huspherical #huEarth #huwould #hualways #hucast #hua #hucircular #hushadow #huon #huthe #huMoon.
C) lunar #hueclipses #huwould #huhave #huto #huhappen #huevery #hufull #huMoon.
D) the #huSun #hulay #huat #huthe #hucenter #huof #huthe #huplanet #huorbits.
E) the #huMoon #huorbited #huthe
#huEarth. #huAnswer: # h u B

Diff: #hu2
Section #huRef: # h u 1.2

7) Testing #huis #huimportant #huto #hudeveloping:
A) an #huidea.
B) a #huhypothesis.
C) a #hutheory.
D) myths.
#huAnswer:

# h u C #huDiff:

#hu1

Section #huRef: # h u 1.2

8) About #huhow #humany #hustars #huare #huvisible #huon #hua #huclear, #hudark #hunight #huwith #huthe #hunaked #hueye #hualone?
A) a #hufew #hudozen
B) a #hufew #huhundred
C) a #hufew #huthousand
D) tens #huof #huthousands
E) millions #huand
#humillions #huAnswer:



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