Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe 7th Edition Test Bank – Complete Question & Answer Set

,Chapterj0j j ChartingjthejHeavens:jThejFoundationsjofjAstronomy

1) RightjascensionjinjthejskyjisjveryjsimilarjtojlatitudejonjthejEarth.jAns
wer:j FALSE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

2) Latitudejandjrightjascensionjarejcoordinatejsystemsjusedjtojfindjobjectsjonjthejcelestialjsphe
re.
Answer:j FALSEjDi
ff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

3) Thejcelestialjspherejisjdividedjintoj88jmodernjconstellations.jA
nswer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

4) Injthejsky,jdeclinationjisjmeasuredjinjdegreesjnorthjorjsouthjofjthejcelestialjequator.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

5) Thejsouthjcelestialjpolejisjlocatedjatjajdeclinationjofj-
90jdegrees.jAnswer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

6) Injgeneral,jthejbrightestjstarjinjajgivenjconstellationjisjdesignatedjasjalpha.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

7) Constellationsjarejclosejclustersjofjstars,jalljatjaboutjthejsamejdistancejfromjthejSun.jAns
wer:j FALSE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

8) Thejclosestjterrestrialjanalogjtojhoursjofjrightjascensionjisjanglejofjlongitude.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

,9) Overj20,000jstarsjarejvisiblejtojthejnakedjeyejonjthejdarkest,jclearestjnights.jAns
wer:j FALSE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.1

10) Ajstarjwithjajrightjascensionjofj2.6jhrsjwilljrisej2.6jhoursjafterjthejvernaljequinox.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j3
SectionjRef.:j MorejPrec.j0.1

11) Ajtropicaljyearjisjthejsamejasjajsiderealjyear.jAn
swer:j FALSE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

12) ThejsiderealjdayjisjdeterminedjbyjthejEarth'sjrotationjwithjrespectjtojthejstars.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

13) Thejvernaljequinoxjmarksjthejbeginningjofjspringjinjthejnorthernjhemisphere.jAn
swer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

14) Therejarej3,600jarcjsecondsjinjajdegree.jA
nswer:j TRUE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j MorejPrec.j0.1

15) Anjhourjofjrightjascensionjcorrespondsjtoj60jdegreesjinjthejsky.jAn
swer:j FALSE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

16) FromjEarth,jthejSunjandjMoonjhavejaboutjthejsamejangularjdiameter.jAn
swer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

17) Atjthejsolstices,jthejSun'sjdeclinationjwilljbej23.5jdegreesjfromjthejequator.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

, 18) Atjthejequinoxes,jthejdeclinationjofjthejSunjmustjbejzerojdegrees.jAn
swer:j TRUE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.2

19) AsjitjorbitsjthejEarth,jthejMoonjappearsjtojmovejitsjownjdiameterj(0.5jdegrees)jeastwardjever
yjhourjagainstjthejbackgroundjstars.
Answer:j TRUEjDiff
:j3
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

20) Fromjfulljmoonjtojthirdjquarterjmoonjtakesjaboutjajweek.jAn
swer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

21) OnlyjpeoplejinjthejMoon'sjumbraljshadowjcanjseejajtotaljsolarjeclipse.jAns
wer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

22) IfjwejarejthejMoon'sjpenumbra,jthenjwejwilljseejajpartialjlunarjeclipse.jAns
wer:j FALSE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

23) Therejisjajsolarjeclipsejofjsomejkindjeveryjnewjmoon.jAn
swer:j FALSE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

24) Eighteenjdaysjpastjnewjmoon,jthejMoon'sjphasejisjwaningjgibbous.jAn
swer:j TRUE
Diff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

25) Ajtotaljsolarjeclipsejwilljonlyjoccurjwhenjthejnewjmoonjisjbothjonjthejeclipticjandjatjitsjgreate
stjdistancejfromjEarth.
Answer:j FALSEjDi
ff:j2
SectionjRef.:j 0.3

26) Thejlargerjthejparallaxjshift,jthejcloserjanjobjectjisjtojus.jAn
swer:j TRUE
Diff:j1
SectionjRef.:j 0.4

27) Thejparallaxjshiftjforjalljstarsjisjveryjsmall.