Test Bank For Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe (7th Edition) by Chaisson & McMillan

,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
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3) The Celestial Sphere Is Divided Into 88 Modern
Constellations. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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4) In The Sky, Declination Is Measured In Degrees North Or South Of The Celestial
Equator. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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5) The South Celestial Pole Is Located At A Declination Of -90
Degrees. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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6) In General, The Brightest Star In A Given Constellation Is Designated As
Alpha. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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7) Constellations Are Close Clusters Of Stars, All At About The Same Distance From
The Sun. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
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8) The Closest Terrestrial Analog To Hours Of Right Ascension Is Angle Of
Longitude. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
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,9) Over 20,000 Stars Are Visible To The Naked Eye On The Darkest, Clearest
Nights. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
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10) A Star With A Right Ascension Of 2.6 Hrs Will Rise 2.6 Hours After The Vernal
Equinox. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1

11) A Tropical Year Is The Same As A Sidereal
Year. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2

12) The Sidereal Day Is Determined By The Earth's Rotation With Respect To
The Stars. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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13) The Vernal Equinox Marks The Beginning Of Spring In The Northern
Hemisphere. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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14) There Are 3,600 Arc Seconds In A
Degree. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1

15) An Hour Of Right Ascension Corresponds To 60 Degrees In
The Sky. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
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16) From Earth, The Sun And Moon Have About The Same Angular
Diameter. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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17) At The Solstices, The Sun's Declination Will Be 23.5 Degrees From The
Equator. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
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, 18) At The Equinoxes, The Declination Of The Sun Must Be Zero
Degrees. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
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19) As It Orbits The Earth, The Moon Appears To Move Its Own Diameter (0.5 Degrees)
Eastward Every Hour Against The Background Stars.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Section Ref.: 0.3

20) From Full Moon To Third Quarter Moon Takes About A
Week. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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21) Only People In The Moon's Umbral Shadow Can See A Total Solar
Eclipse. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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22) If We Are The Moon's Penumbra, Then We Will See A Partial Lunar
Eclipse. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
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23) There Is A Solar Eclipse Of Some Kind Every New
Moon. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
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24) Eighteen Days Past New Moon, The Moon's Phase Is Waning
Gibbous. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
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25) A Total Solar Eclipse Will Only Occur When The New Moon Is Both On The Ecliptic
And At Its Greatest Distance From Earth.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
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26) The Larger The Parallax Shift, The Closer An Object Is
To Us. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
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27) The Parallax Shift For All Stars Is Very Small.