TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 8th Edition by Chaisson, Verified Chapters 1 - 18, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners

Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson

Chapters 1 - 18, Complete

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0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
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1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
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2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
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3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
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4. The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets
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5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
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6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts
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7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System
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8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants
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9. The Sun: Our Parent Star
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10. Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
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11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way
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12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars
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13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
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14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
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15. Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
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,16. Hubble’s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
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17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
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18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
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Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
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1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Eart
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h. ANSWER: FALSE
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2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the cel
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3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellatio
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ns. ANSWER: TRUE
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4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equ
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ator. ANSWER: TRUE RC R C

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5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -
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90 degrees. ANSWER: TRUE
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6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as al
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pha. ANSWER: TRUE
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7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the
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Sun. ANSWER: FALSE
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