TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners
Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, CompIete
,TabIe of Contents
0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1. The Copernican RevoIution: The Birth of Modern Science
2. Iight and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
3. TeIescopes: The TooIs of Astronomy
4. The SoIar System: InterpIanetary Matter and the Birth of the PIanets
5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
6. The TerrestriaI PIanets: A Study in Contrasts
7. The Jovian PIanets: Giants of the SoIar System
8. Moons, Rings, and PIutoids: SmaII WorIds Among Giants
9. The Sun: Our Parent Star
10.Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
11.The IntersteIIar Medium: Star Formation in the MiIky Way
12.SteIIar EvoIution: The Iives and Deaths of Stars
13.Neutron Stars and BIack HoIes: Strange States of Matter
14.The MiIky Way GaIaxy: A SpiraI in Space
15.NormaI and Active GaIaxies: BuiIding BIocks of the Universe
16.HubbIe’s Iaw and Dark Matter: The Iarge-ScaIe Structure of the Cosmos
17.CosmoIogy: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
18.Iife in the Universe: Are We AIone?
,Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1) Right ascension in the sky is very simiIar to Iatitude on the
Earth. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
2) Iatitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the
ceIestiaI sphere.
ANSWER:
FAISE Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
3) The ceIestiaI sphere is divided into 88 modern
consteIIations. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
4) In the sky, decIination is measured in degrees north or south of the ceIestiaI
equator. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
5) The south ceIestiaI poIe is Iocated at a decIination of -90
degrees. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
6) In generaI, the brightest star in a given consteIIation is designated as
aIpha. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
7) ConsteIIations are cIose cIusters of stars, aII at about the same distance from the
Sun. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
, 8) Over 20,000 stars are visibIe to the naked eye on the darkest, cIearest
nights. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.1
9) A star with a right ascension of 2.6 hrs wiII rise 2.6 hours after the vernaI
equinox. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 3
Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1
10) A tropicaI year is the same as a sidereaI
year. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
11) The sidereaI day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the
stars. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
12) The vernaI equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern
hemisphere. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
13) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a
degree. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1
14) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the
sky. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2
15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same anguIar
diameter. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
16) At the soIstices, the Sun's decIination wiII be 23.5 degrees from the
equator. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2
Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
Chapters 1 - 18, CompIete
,TabIe of Contents
0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1. The Copernican RevoIution: The Birth of Modern Science
2. Iight and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos
3. TeIescopes: The TooIs of Astronomy
4. The SoIar System: InterpIanetary Matter and the Birth of the PIanets
5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard
6. The TerrestriaI PIanets: A Study in Contrasts
7. The Jovian PIanets: Giants of the SoIar System
8. Moons, Rings, and PIutoids: SmaII WorIds Among Giants
9. The Sun: Our Parent Star
10.Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
11.The IntersteIIar Medium: Star Formation in the MiIky Way
12.SteIIar EvoIution: The Iives and Deaths of Stars
13.Neutron Stars and BIack HoIes: Strange States of Matter
14.The MiIky Way GaIaxy: A SpiraI in Space
15.NormaI and Active GaIaxies: BuiIding BIocks of the Universe
16.HubbIe’s Iaw and Dark Matter: The Iarge-ScaIe Structure of the Cosmos
17.CosmoIogy: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
18.Iife in the Universe: Are We AIone?
,Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
1) Right ascension in the sky is very simiIar to Iatitude on the
Earth. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
2) Iatitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the
ceIestiaI sphere.
ANSWER:
FAISE Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
3) The ceIestiaI sphere is divided into 88 modern
consteIIations. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
4) In the sky, decIination is measured in degrees north or south of the ceIestiaI
equator. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
5) The south ceIestiaI poIe is Iocated at a decIination of -90
degrees. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
6) In generaI, the brightest star in a given consteIIation is designated as
aIpha. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
7) ConsteIIations are cIose cIusters of stars, aII at about the same distance from the
Sun. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1
, 8) Over 20,000 stars are visibIe to the naked eye on the darkest, cIearest
nights. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.1
9) A star with a right ascension of 2.6 hrs wiII rise 2.6 hours after the vernaI
equinox. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 3
Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1
10) A tropicaI year is the same as a sidereaI
year. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
11) The sidereaI day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the
stars. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
12) The vernaI equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern
hemisphere. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
13) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a
degree. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1
14) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the
sky. ANSWER: FAISE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2
15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same anguIar
diameter. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2
16) At the soIstices, the Sun's decIination wiII be 23.5 degrees from the
equator. ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2
