Test Bank For Astronomy A Beginners Guide to the Universe 7th edition by Chaisson

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




0. |Charting |the |Heavens: |The |Foundations |of |Astronomy

1. |The |Copernican |Revolution: |The |Birth |of |Modern |Science

2. |Light |and |Matter: |The |Inner |Workings |of |the |Cosmos

3. |Telescopes: |The |Tools |of |Astronomy

4. |The |Solar |System: |Interplanetary |Matter |and |the |Birth |of |the |Planets

5. |Earth |and |Its |Moon: |Our |Cosmic |Backyard

6. |The |Terrestrial |Planets: |A |Study |in |Contrasts

7. |The |Jovian |Planets: |Giants |of |the |Solar |System

8. |Moons, |Rings, |and |Plutoids: |Small |Worlds |Among |Giants

9. |The |Sun: |Our |Parent |Star

10. |Measuring |the |Stars: |Giants, |Dwarfs, |and |the |Main |Sequence

11. |The |Interstellar |Medium: |Star |Formation |in |the |Milky |Way

12. |Stellar |Evolution: |The |Lives |and |Deaths |of |Stars

13. |Neutron |Stars |and |Black |Holes: |Strange |States |of |Matter

14. |The |Milky |Way |Galaxy: |A |Spiral |in |Space

15. |Normal |and |Active |Galaxies: |Building |Blocks |of |the |Universe

16. |Hubble’s |Law |and |Dark |Matter: |The |Large-Scale |Structure |of |the |Cosmos

17. |Cosmology: |The |Big |Bang |and |the |Fate |of |the |Universe

18. |Life |in |the |Universe: |Are |We |Alone?

,Chapter |0 | | Charting |the |Heavens: |The |Foundations |of |Astronomy

1) Right |ascension |in |the |sky |is |very |similar |to |latitude |on |the |Earth.
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2) Latitude |and |right |ascension |are |coordinate |systems |used |to |find |objects |on |the |celestial
|sphere.

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3) The |celestial |sphere |is |divided |into |88 |modern |constellations.
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4) In |the |sky, |declination |is |measured |in |degrees |north |or |south |of |the |celestial |equator.
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5) The |south |celestial |pole |is |located |at |a |declination |of |-90 |degrees.
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6) In |general, |the |brightest |star |in |a |given |constellation |is |designated |as |alpha.
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7) Constellations |are |close |clusters |of |stars, |all |at |about |the |same |distance |from |the |Sun.
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, 8) Over |20,000 |stars |are |visible |to |the |naked |eye |on |the |darkest, |clearest |nights.
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9) A |star |with |a |right |ascension |of |2.6 |hrs |will |rise |2.6 |hours |after |the |vernal |equinox.
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10) A |tropical |year |is |the |same |as |a |sidereal |year.
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11) The |sidereal |day |is |determined |by |the |Earth's |rotation |with |respect |to |the |stars.
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12) The |vernal |equinox |marks |the |beginning |of |spring |in |the |northern |hemisphere.
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13) There |are |3,600 |arc |seconds |in |a |degree.
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14) An |hour |of |right |ascension |corresponds |to |60 |degrees |in |the |sky.
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15) From |Earth, |the |Sun |and |Moon |have |about |the |same |angular |diameter.
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16) At |the |solstices, |the |Sun's |declination |will |be |23.5 |degrees |from |the |equator.
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