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Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
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0. ssCharting ssthe ssHeavens: ssThe ssFoundations ssof ssAstronomy

1. ssThe ssCopernican ssRevolution: ssThe ssBirth ssof ssModern ssScience

2. ssLight ssand ssMatter: ssThe ssInner ssWorkings ssof ssthe ssCosmos

3. ssTelescopes: ssThe ssTools ssof ssAstronomy

4. ssThe ssSolar ssSystem: ssInterplanetary ssMatter ssand ssthe ssBirth ssof ssthe ssPlanets

5. ssEarth ssand ssIts ssMoon: ssOur ssCosmic ssBackyard

6. ssThe ssTerrestrial ssPlanets: ssA ssStudy ssin ssContrasts

7. ssThe ssJovian ssPlanets: ssGiants ssof ssthe ssSolar ssSystem

8. ssMoons, ssRings, ssand ssPlutoids: ssSmall ssWorlds ssAmong ssGiants

9. ssThe ssSun: ssOur ssParent ssStar

10. ssMeasuring ssthe ssStars: ssGiants, ssDwarfs, ssand ssthe ssMain ssSequence

11. ssThe ssInterstellar ssMedium: ssStar ssFormation ssin ssthe ssMilky ssWay

12. ssStellar ssEvolution: ssThe ssLives ssand ssDeaths ssof ssStars

13. ssNeutron ssStars ssand ssBlack ssHoles: ssStrange ssStates ssof ssMatter

14. ssThe ssMilky ssWay ssGalaxy: ssA ssSpiral ssin ssSpace

15. ssNormal ssand ssActive ssGalaxies: ssBuilding ssBlocks ssof ssthe ssUniverse

16. ssHubble’s ssLaw ssand ssDark ssMatter: ssThe ssLarge-Scale ssStructure ssof ssthe ssCosmos

17. ssCosmology: ssThe ssBig ssBang ssand ssthe ssFate ssof ssthe ssUniverse

18. ssLife ssin ssthe ssUniverse: ssAre ssWe ssAlone?

,Chapter ss0 s s s s Charting ssthe ssHeavens: ssThe ssFoundations ssof ssAstronomy

1) Right ssascension ssin ssthe sssky ssis ssvery sssimilar ssto sslatitude sson ssthe
ssEarth. ssANSWER: s s FALSE

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2) Latitude ssand ssright ssascension ssare sscoordinate sssystems ssused ssto ssfind ssobjects sson ssthe
sscelestial sssphere.

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3) The sscelestial sssphere ssis ssdivided ssinto ss88 ssmodern
ssconstellations. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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4) In ssthe sssky, ssdeclination ssis ssmeasured ssin ssdegrees ssnorth ssor sssouth ssof ssthe sscelestial
ssequator. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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5) The sssouth sscelestial sspole ssis sslocated ssat ssa ssdeclination ssof ss-90
ssdegrees. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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6) In ssgeneral, ssthe ssbrightest ssstar ssin ssa ssgiven ssconstellation ssis ssdesignated ssas
ssalpha. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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7) Constellations ssare ssclose ssclusters ssof ssstars, ssall ssat ssabout ssthe sssame ssdistance ssfrom ssthe
ssSun. ssANSWER: s s FALSE

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, 8) Over ss20,000 ssstars ssare ssvisible ssto ssthe ssnaked sseye sson ssthe ssdarkest, ssclearest
ssnights. ssANSWER: s s FALSE

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9) A ssstar sswith ssa ssright ssascension ssof ss2.6 sshrs sswill ssrise ss2.6 sshours ssafter ssthe ssvernal
ssequinox. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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10) A sstropical ssyear ssis ssthe sssame ssas ssa sssidereal
ssyear. ssANSWER: s s FALSE

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11) The sssidereal ssday ssis ssdetermined ssby ssthe ssEarth's ssrotation sswith ssrespect ssto ssthe
ssstars. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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12) The ssvernal ssequinox ssmarks ssthe ssbeginning ssof ssspring ssin ssthe ssnorthern
sshemisphere. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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13) There ssare ss3,600 ssarc ssseconds ssin ssa
ssdegree. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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14) An sshour ssof ssright ssascension sscorresponds ssto ss60 ssdegrees ssin ssthe
sssky. ssANSWER: s s FALSE

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15) From ssEarth, ssthe ssSun ssand ssMoon sshave ssabout ssthe sssame ssangular
ssdiameter. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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16) At ssthe sssolstices, ssthe ssSun's ssdeclination sswill ssbe ss23.5 ssdegrees ssfrom ssthe
ssequator. ssANSWER: s s TRUE

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