Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
,Table of Contents
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0.DChartingDtheDHeavens:DTheDFoundationsDofDAstronomy
1.DTheDCopernicanDRevolution:DTheDBirthDofDModernDScience
2.DLightDandDMatter:DTheDInnerDWorkingsDofDtheDCosmos
3.DTelescopes:DTheDToolsDofDAstronomy
4.DTheDSolarDSystem:DInterplanetaryDMatterDandDtheDBirthDofDtheDPlanets
5.DEarthDandDItsDMoon:DOurDCosmicDBackyard
6.DTheDTerrestrialDPlanets:DADStudyDinDContrasts
7.DTheDJovianDPlanets:DGiantsDofDtheDSolarDSystem
8.DMoons,DRings,DandDPlutoids:DSmallDWorldsDAmongDGiants
9.DTheDSun:DOurDParentDStar
10.DMeasuringDtheDStars:DGiants,DDwarfs,DandDtheDMainDSequence
11.DTheDInterstellarDMedium:DStarDFormationDinDtheDMilkyDWay
12.DStellarDEvolution:DTheDLivesDandDDeathsDofDStars
13.DNeutronDStarsDandDBlackDHoles:DStrangeDStatesDofDMatter
14.DTheDMilkyDWayDGalaxy:DADSpiralDinDSpace
15.DNormalDandDActiveDGalaxies:DBuildingDBlocksDofDtheDUniverse
16.DHubble’sDLawDandDDarkDMatter:DTheDLarge-ScaleDStructureDofDtheDCosmos
17.DCosmology:DTheDBigDBangDandDtheDFateDofDtheDUniverse
18.DLifeDinDtheDUniverse:DAreDWeDAlone?
,ChapterD0D D ChartingDtheDHeavens:DTheDFoundationsDofDAstronomy
1) RightDascensionDinDtheDskyDisDveryDsimilarDtoDlatitudeDonDtheDEa
rth.DANSWER:D FALSE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
2) LatitudeDandDrightDascensionDareDcoordinateDsystemsDusedDtoDfindDobjectsDonDtheDceles
tialDsphere.
ANSWER:D FALSE
DDiff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
3) TheDcelestialDsphereDisDdividedDintoD88DmodernDconstellatio
ns.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
4) InDtheDsky,DdeclinationDisDmeasuredDinDdegreesDnorthDorDsouthDofDtheDcelestialDequ
ator.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
5) TheDsouthDcelestialDpoleDisDlocatedDatDaDdeclinationDofD-
90Ddegrees.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
6) InDgeneral,DtheDbrightestDstarDinDaDgivenDconstellationDisDdesignatedDasDalp
ha.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
7) ConstellationsDareDcloseDclustersDofDstars,DallDatDaboutDtheDsameDdistanceDfromDtheD
Sun.DANSWER:D FALSE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
, 8) OverD20,000DstarsDareDvisibleDtoDtheDnakedDeyeDonDtheDdarkest,DclearestDnig
hts.DANSWER:D FALSE
Diff:D2
SectionDRef.:D 0.1
9) ADstarDwithDaDrightDascensionDofD2.6DhrsDwillDriseD2.6DhoursDafterDtheDvernalDequi
nox.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D3
SectionDRef.:D MoreDPrec.D0.1
10) ADtropicalDyearDisDtheDsameDasDaDsiderealDye
ar.DANSWER:D FALSE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.2
11) TheDsiderealDdayDisDdeterminedDbyDtheDEarth'sDrotationDwithDrespectDtoDtheDst
ars.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.2
12) TheDvernalDequinoxDmarksDtheDbeginningDofDspringDinDtheDnorthernDhemisph
ere.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.2
13) ThereDareD3,600DarcDsecondsDinDaDdegre
e.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D2
SectionDRef.:D MoreDPrec.D0.1
14) AnDhourDofDrightDascensionDcorrespondsDtoD60DdegreesDinDtheDs
ky.DANSWER:D FALSE
Diff:D2
SectionDRef.:D 0.2
15) FromDEarth,DtheDSunDandDMoonDhaveDaboutDtheDsameDangularDdiamet
er.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D1
SectionDRef.:D 0.2
16) AtDtheDsolstices,DtheDSun'sDdeclinationDwillDbeD23.5DdegreesDfromDtheDequa
tor.DANSWER:D TRUE
Diff:D2
SectionDRef.:D 0.
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