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

TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners
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Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
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0. bnCharting bnthe bn Heavens: bnThe bnFoundations bn of bnAstronomy


1. bnThe bnCopernican bnRevolution: bnThe bnBirth bnof bnModern bnScience


2. bnLight bnand bnMatter: bnThe bnInner bnWorkings bnof bnthe bnCosmos


3. bnTelescopes: bnThe bnTools bnof bnAstronomy


4. bnThe bnSolar bnSystem: bnInterplanetary bnMatter bnand bnthe bnBirth bnof bnthe bnPlanets


5. bnEarth bnand bnIts bnMoon: bnOur bnCosmic bnBackyard


6. bnThe bnTerrestrial bnPlanets: bnA bnStudy bnin bnContrasts


7. bnThe bnJovian bnPlanets: bnGiants bnof bnthe bnSolar bnSystem


8. bnMoons, bn Rings, bnand bnPlutoids: bnSmall bn Worlds bnAmong bnGiants


9. bnThe bnSun: bnOur bnParent bnStar


10. bnMeasuring bnthe bnStars: bnGiants, bnDwarfs, bnand bnthe bnMain bnSequence


11. bnThe bnInterstellar bnMedium: bnStar bnFormation bnin bnthe bnMilky bnWay


12. bnStellar bnEvolution: bnThe bnLives bnand bnDeaths bnof bnStars


13. bnNeutron bnStars bnand bnBlack bnHoles: bnStrange bnStates bnof bnMatter


14. bnThe bnMilky bnWay bnGalaxy: bnA bnSpiral bnin bnSpace


15. bnNormal bnand bnActive bnGalaxies: bnBuilding bnBlocks bnof bnthe bnUniverse


16. bnHubble’s bnLaw bnand bnDark bnMatter: bnThe bnLarge-Scale bnStructure bnof bnthe bnCosmos


17. bnCosmology: bnThe bnBig bnBang bnand bnthe bnFate bnof bnthe bnUniverse


18. bnLife bnin bnthe bnUniverse: bnAre bnWe bnAlone?

,Chapter 0 bn bn bn Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
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1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the
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Earth. ANSWER: FALSE
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2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the
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celestial sphere.
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3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern
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constellations. ANSWER: TRUE
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4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial
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equator. ANSWER: TRUE
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5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90
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degrees. ANSWER: TRUE
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6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as
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alpha. ANSWER: TRUE
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7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from
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the Sun. ANSWER: FALSE
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, 8) Over 20,000 stars are visible to the naked eye on the darkest, clearest
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nights. ANSWER: FALSE
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9) A star with a right ascension of 2.6 hrs will rise 2.6 hours after the vernal
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equinox. ANSWER: TRUE
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10) A tropical year is the same as a sidereal
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year. ANSWER: FALSE
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11) The sidereal day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to
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the stars. ANSWER: TRUE
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12) The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern
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hemisphere. ANSWER: TRUE
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13) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a
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degree. ANSWER: TRUE
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14) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the
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sky. ANSWER: FALSE
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15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular
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diameter. ANSWER: TRUE
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16) At the solstices, the Sun's declination will be 23.5 degrees from the
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equator. ANSWER: TRUE
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