TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners
Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
,Table of Contents
0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
4. The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets
5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts
7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System
8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants
9. The Sun: Our Parent Star
10. Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way
12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars
13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
15. Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
16. Hubble’s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
,Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the celestial
sphere.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha.
ANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.1
7) Constellations iare iclose iclusters iof istars, iall iat iabout ithe isame idistance ifrom ithe
iSun. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.1
, 8) Over i20,000 istars iare ivisible ito ithe inaked ieye ion ithe idarkest, iclearest
inights. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i2
Section iRef.: i 0.1
9) A istar iwith ia iright iascension iof i2.6 ihrs iwill irise i2.6 ihours iafter ithe ivernal
iequinox. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i3
Section iRef.: i More iPrec. i0.1
10) A itropical iyear iis ithe isame ias ia isidereal
iyear. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
11) The isidereal iday iis idetermined iby ithe iEarth's irotation iwith irespect ito ithe
istars. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
12) The ivernal iequinox imarks ithe ibeginning iof ispring iin ithe inorthern
ihemisphere. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
13) There iare i3,600 iarc iseconds iin ia
idegree. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i2
Section iRef.: i More iPrec. i0.1
14) An ihour iof iright iascension icorresponds ito i60 idegrees iin ithe
isky. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i2
Section iRef.: i 0.2
15) From iEarth, ithe iSun iand iMoon ihave iabout ithe isame iangular
idiameter. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
16) At ithe isolstices, ithe iSun's ideclination iwill ibe i23.5 idegrees ifrom ithe
iequator. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2
Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
,Table of Contents
0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science
2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy
4. The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets
5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts
7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System
8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants
9. The Sun: Our Parent Star
10. Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way
12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars
13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter
14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space
15. Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe
16. Hubble’s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
,Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the celestial
sphere.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha.
ANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.1
7) Constellations iare iclose iclusters iof istars, iall iat iabout ithe isame idistance ifrom ithe
iSun. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.1
, 8) Over i20,000 istars iare ivisible ito ithe inaked ieye ion ithe idarkest, iclearest
inights. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i2
Section iRef.: i 0.1
9) A istar iwith ia iright iascension iof i2.6 ihrs iwill irise i2.6 ihours iafter ithe ivernal
iequinox. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i3
Section iRef.: i More iPrec. i0.1
10) A itropical iyear iis ithe isame ias ia isidereal
iyear. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
11) The isidereal iday iis idetermined iby ithe iEarth's irotation iwith irespect ito ithe
istars. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
12) The ivernal iequinox imarks ithe ibeginning iof ispring iin ithe inorthern
ihemisphere. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
13) There iare i3,600 iarc iseconds iin ia
idegree. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i2
Section iRef.: i More iPrec. i0.1
14) An ihour iof iright iascension icorresponds ito i60 idegrees iin ithe
isky. iANSWER: i FALSE
Diff: i2
Section iRef.: i 0.2
15) From iEarth, ithe iSun iand iMoon ihave iabout ithe isame iangular
idiameter. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: i1
Section iRef.: i 0.2
16) At ithe isolstices, ithe iSun's ideclination iwill ibe i23.5 idegrees ifrom ithe
iequator. iANSWER: i TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2
