Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
,TablewqofwqContents
0.wqChartingwqthewqHeavens:wqThewqFoundationswqofwqAstronomy
1.wqThewqCopernicanwqRevolution:wqThewqBirthwqofwqModernwqScience
2.wqLightwqandwqMatter:wqThewqInnerwqWorkingswqofwqthewqCosmos
3.wqTelescopes:wqThewqToolswqofwqAstronomy
4.wqThewqSolarwqSystem:wqInterplanetarywqMatterwqandwqthewqBirthwqofwqthewqPlanets
5.wqEarthwqandwqItswqMoon:wqOurwqCosmicwqBackyard
6.wqThewqTerrestrialwqPlanets:wqAwqStudywqinwqContrasts
7.wqThewqJovianwqPlanets:wqGiantswqofwqthewqSolarwqSystem
8.wqMoons,wqRings,wqandwqPlutoids:wqSmallwqWorldswqAmongwqGiants
9.wqThewqSun:wqOurwqParentwqStar
10.wqMeasuringwqthewqStars:wqGiants,wqDwarfs,wqandwqthewqMainwqSequence
11.wqThewqInterstellarwqMedium:wqStarwqFormationwqinwqthewqMilkywqWay
12.wqStellarwqEvolution:wqThewqLiveswqandwqDeathswqofwqStars
13.wqNeutronwqStarswqandwqBlackwqHoles:wqStrangewqStateswqofwqMatter
14.wqThewqMilkywqWaywqGalaxy:wqAwqSpiralwqinwqSpace
15.wqNormalwqandwqActivewqGalaxies:wqBuildingwqBlockswqofwqthewqUniverse
16.wqHubble’swqLawwqandwqDarkwqMatter:wqThewqLarge-ScalewqStructurewqofwqthewqCosmos
17.wqCosmology:wqThewqBigwqBangwqandwqthewqFatewqofwqthewqUniverse
18.wqLifewqinwqthewqUniverse:wqArewqWewqAlone?
,Chapterwq0w q w q ChartingwqthewqHeavens:wqThewqFoundationswqofwqAstronomy
1) Rightwqascensionwqinwqthewqskywqiswqverywqsimilarwqtow
qlatitudewqonwqthewqEarth.wqANSWER:w q FALSE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
2) Latitudewqandwqrightwqascensionwqarewqcoordinatewqsystemswqusedwqtowqfindw
qobjectswqonwqthewqcelestialwqsphere.
ANSWER:wqFAL
SEwqDiff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
3) Thewqcelestialwqspherewqiswqdividedwqintowq88wqmode
rnwqconstellations.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
4) Inwqthewqsky,wqdeclinationwqiswqmeasuredwqinwqdegreeswqnorthwqorwqsouth
wqofwqthewqcelestialwqequator.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
5) Thewqsouthwqcelestialwqpolewqiswqlocatedwqatwqawqdeclinat
ionwqofwq-90wqdegrees.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
6) Inwqgeneral,wqthewqbrightestwqstarwqinwqawqgivenwqconstellationwqi
swqdesignatedwqaswqalpha.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
7) Constellationswqarewqclosewqclusterswqofwqstars,wqallwqatwqaboutwqthewqsam
ewqdistancewqfromwqthewqSun.wqANSWER:w q FALSE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
, 8) Overwq20,000wqstarswqarewqvisiblewqtowqthewqnakedwqeyewqonwqthe
wqdarkest,wqclearestwqnights.wqANSWER:w q FALSE
Diff:wq2
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.1
9) Awqstarwqwithwqawqrightwqascensionwqofwq2.6wqhrswqwillwqrisewq2.6wqh
ourswqafterwqthewqvernalwqequinox.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq3
SectionwqRef.:w q MorewqPrec.wq0.1
10) Awqtropicalwqyearwqiswqthewqsamewqas
wqawqsiderealwqyear.wqANSWER:w q FALSE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.2
11) ThewqsiderealwqdaywqiswqdeterminedwqbywqthewqEarth'swqrotationwqwi
thwqrespectwqtowqthewqstars.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.2
12) Thewqvernalwqequinoxwqmarkswqthewqbeginningwqofwqspringwqinwqthe
wqnorthernwqhemisphere.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.2
13) Therewqarewq3,600wqarcwqsecondswq
inwqawqdegree.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq2
SectionwqRef.:w q MorewqPrec.wq0.1
14) Anwqhourwqofwqrightwqascensionwqcorrespondswqtowq60w
qdegreeswqinwqthewqsky.wqANSWER:w q FALSE
Diff:wq2
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.2
15) FromwqEarth,wqthewqSunwqandwqMoonwqhavewqaboutwqthewqsa
mewqangularwqdiameter.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq1
SectionwqRef.:w q 0.2
16) Atwqthewqsolstices,wqthewqSun'swqdeclinationwqwillwqbewq23.5wqdeg
reeswqfromwqthewqequator.wqANSWER:w q TRUE
Diff:wq2
SectionwqRef.:
w q 0.2