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

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

,Table of Contents
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0.RChartingRtheRHeavens:RTheRFoundationsRofRAstronomy


1.RTheRCopernicanRRevolution:RTheRBirthRofRModernRScience


2.RLightRandRMatter:RTheRInnerRWorkingsRofRtheRCosmos


3.RTelescopes:RTheRToolsRofRAstronomy


4.RTheRSolarRSystem:RInterplanetaryRMatterRandRtheRBirthRofRtheRPlanets


5.REarthRandRItsRMoon:ROurRCosmicRBackyard


6.RTheRTerrestrialRPlanets:RARStudyRinRContrasts


7.RTheRJovianRPlanets:RGiantsRofRtheRSolarRSystem


8.RMoons,RRings,RandRPlutoids:RSmallRWorldsRAmongRGiants


9.RTheRSun:ROurRParentRStar


10.RMeasuringRtheRStars:RGiants,RDwarfs,RandRtheRMainRSequence


11.RTheRInterstellarRMedium:RStarRFormationRinRtheRMilkyRWay


12.RStellarREvolution:RTheRLivesRandRDeathsRofRStars


13.RNeutronRStarsRandRBlackRHoles:RStrangeRStatesRofRMatter


14.RTheRMilkyRWayRGalaxy:RARSpiralRinRSpace


15.RNormalRandRActiveRGalaxies:RBuildingRBlocksRofRtheRUniverse


16.RHubble’sRLawRandRDarkRMatter:RTheRLarge-ScaleRStructureRofRtheRCosmos


17.RCosmology:RTheRBigRBangRandRtheRFateRofRtheRUniverse


18.RLifeRinRtheRUniverse:RAreRWeRAlone?

,ChapterR0R R ChartingRtheRHeavens:RTheRFoundationsRofRAstronomy

1) RightRascensionRinRtheRskyRisRveryRsimilarRtoRlatitudeRonRtheREarth
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

2) LatitudeRandRrightRascensionRareRcoordinateRsystemsRusedRtoRfindRobjectsRonRtheRcelestia
lRsphere.
ANSWER:R FALSE
RDiff:R1

SectionRRef.:R 0.1

3) TheRcelestialRsphereRisRdividedRintoR88RmodernRconstellations
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

4) InRtheRsky,RdeclinationRisRmeasuredRinRdegreesRnorthRorRsouthRofRtheRcelestialRequator
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

5) TheRsouthRcelestialRpoleRisRlocatedRatRaRdeclinationRofR-
90Rdegrees.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

6) InRgeneral,RtheRbrightestRstarRinRaRgivenRconstellationRisRdesignatedRasRalpha
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

7) ConstellationsRareRcloseRclustersRofRstars,RallRatRaboutRtheRsameRdistanceRfromRtheRSun
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

, 8) OverR20,000RstarsRareRvisibleRtoRtheRnakedReyeRonRtheRdarkest,RclearestRnights
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R 0.1

9) ARstarRwithRaRrightRascensionRofR2.6RhrsRwillRriseR2.6RhoursRafterRtheRvernalRequino
x.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R3
SectionRRef.:R MoreRPrec.R0.1

10) ARtropicalRyearRisRtheRsameRasRaRsiderealRyear
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2

11) TheRsiderealRdayRisRdeterminedRbyRtheREarth'sRrotationRwithRrespectRtoRtheRstars
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2

12) TheRvernalRequinoxRmarksRtheRbeginningRofRspringRinRtheRnorthernRhemisphere
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2

13) ThereRareR3,600RarcRsecondsRinRaRdegree
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R MoreRPrec.R0.1

14) AnRhourRofRrightRascensionRcorrespondsRtoR60RdegreesRinRtheRsky
.RANSWER:R FALSE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R 0.2

15) FromREarth,RtheRSunRandRMoonRhaveRaboutRtheRsameRangularRdiameter
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R1
SectionRRef.:R 0.2

16) AtRtheRsolstices,RtheRSun'sRdeclinationRwillRbeR23.5RdegreesRfromRtheRequator
.RANSWER:R TRUE
Diff:R2
SectionRRef.:R 0.2