Test Bank for Astronomy a beginners guide to the universe 7th edition by Eric Chaisson and McMillan Chapters 1-18 Covered

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Astronomy a beginners guide to the universe
7th edition by Eric Chaisson and McMillan
Chapters 1-18 Covered



Chapterf01f ChartingfthefHeavens:fThefFoundationsfoffAstronomy

1) RightfascensionfinfthefskyfisfveryfsimilarftoflatitudefonfthefEarth.fAns
wer:f FALSE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

2) Latitudefandfrightfascensionfarefcoordinatefsystemsfusedftoffindfobjectsfonfthefcelestialfs
phere.
Answer:f FALSEfDiff:
f1

SectionfRef.:f 0.1

3) Thefcelestialfspherefisfdividedfintof88fmodernfconstellations.fA
nswer:f TRUE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

4) Infthefsky,fdeclinationfisfmeasuredfinfdegreesfnorthforfsouthfoffthefcelestialfequator.fAn
swer:f TRUE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

5) Thefsouthfcelestialfpolefisflocatedfatfafdeclinationfoff-
90fdegrees.fAnswer:f TRUE
Diff:f2
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

,Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

6) Infgeneral,fthefbrightestfstarfinfafgivenfconstellationfisfdesignatedfasfalpha.fAn
swer:f TRUE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

7) Constellationsfarefclosefclustersfoffstars,fallfatfaboutfthefsamefdistanceffromfthefSun.f
Answer:f FALSE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

8) Thefclosestfterrestrialfanalogftofhoursfoffrightfascensionfisfanglefofflongitude.fAn
swer:f TRUE




Diff:f2
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

, 9) Overf20,000fstarsfarefvisibleftofthefnakedfeyefonfthefdarkest,fclearestfnights.fA
nswer:f FALSE
Diff:f2
SectionfRef.:f 0.1

10) Afstarfwithfafrightfascensionfoff2.6fhrsfwillfrisef2.6fhoursfafterfthefvernalfequinox.fAns
wer:f TRUE
Diff:f3
SectionfRef.:f MorefPrec.f0.1

11) Aftropicalfyearfisfthefsamefasfafsiderealfyear.fA
nswer:f FALSE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.2

12) ThefsiderealfdayfisfdeterminedfbyfthefEarth'sfrotationfwithfrespectftofthefstars.fA
nswer:f TRUE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.2

13) Thefvernalfequinoxfmarksfthefbeginningfoffspringfinfthefnorthernfhemisphere.fAn
swer:f TRUE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.2

14) Therefaref3,600farcfsecondsfinfafdegree.f
Answer:f TRUE
Diff:f2
SectionfRef.:f MorefPrec.f0.1

15) Anfhourfoffrightfascensionfcorrespondsftof60fdegreesfinfthefsky.fAn
swer:f FALSE
Diff:f2
SectionfRef.:f 0.2

16) FromfEarth,fthefSunfandfMoonfhavefaboutfthefsamefangularfdiameter.fA
nswer:f TRUE
Diff:f1
SectionfRef.:f 0.2
Diff:f2
SectionfRef.:f 0.2