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 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: TRUE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 0.1 7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the Sun. ANSWER: FALSE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 0.1