Test Bank For Astronomy A Beginners Guide to the Universe 7th edition by Chaisson

TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners
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gGuide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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gChapters 1 - 18, Complete
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,Table of Contents
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0. gCharting gthe gHeavens: gThe gFoundations gof gAstronomy

1. gThe gCopernican gRevolution: gThe gBirth gof gModern gScience

2. gLight gand gMatter: gThe gInner gWorkings gof gthe gCosmos

3. gTelescopes: gThe gTools gof gAstronomy

4. gThe gSolar gSystem: gInterplanetary gMatter gand gthe gBirth gof gthe gPlanets

5. gEarth gand gIts gMoon: gOur gCosmic gBackyard

6. gThe gTerrestrial gPlanets: gA gStudy gin gContrasts

7. gThe gJovian gPlanets: gGiants gof gthe gSolar gSystem

8. gMoons, gRings, gand gPlutoids: gSmall gWorlds gAmong gGiants

9. gThe gSun: gOur gParent gStar

10. gMeasuring gthe gStars: gGiants, gDwarfs, gand gthe gMain gSequence

11. gThe gInterstellar gMedium: gStar gFormation gin gthe gMilky gWay

12. gStellar gEvolution: gThe gLives gand gDeaths gof gStars

13. gNeutron gStars gand gBlack gHoles: gStrange gStates gof gMatter

14. gThe gMilky gWay gGalaxy: gA gSpiral gin gSpace

15. gNormal gand gActive gGalaxies: gBuilding gBlocks gof gthe gUniverse

16. gHubble’s gLaw gand gDark gMatter: gThe gLarge-Scale gStructure gof gthe gCosmos

17. gCosmology: gThe gBig gBang gand gthe gFate gof gthe gUniverse

18. gLife gin gthe gUniverse: gAre gWe gAlone?

,Chapter g0 g g Charting gthe gHeavens: gThe gFoundations gof gAstronomy

1) Right gascension gin gthe gsky gis gvery gsimilar gto glatitude gon gthe
gEarth. gANSWER: g FALSE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.1

2) Latitude gand gright gascension gare gcoordinate gsystems gused gto gfind gobjects gon gthe
gcelestial gsphere.

ANSWER:
g FALSE gDiff: g1

Section gRef.: g 0.1

3) The gcelestial gsphere gis gdivided ginto g88 gmodern
gconstellations. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.1

4) In gthe gsky, gdeclination gis gmeasured gin gdegrees gnorth gor gsouth gof gthe gcelestial
gequator. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.1

5) The gsouth gcelestial gpole gis glocated gat ga gdeclination gof g-90
gdegrees. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.1

6) In ggeneral, gthe gbrightest gstar gin ga ggiven gconstellation gis gdesignated gas
galpha. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.1

7) Constellations gare gclose gclusters gof gstars, gall gat gabout gthe gsame gdistance gfrom
gthe gSun. gANSWER: g FALSE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.1

, 8) Over g20,000 gstars gare gvisible gto gthe gnaked geye gon gthe gdarkest, gclearest
gnights. gANSWER: g FALSE

Diff: g2
Section gRef.: g 0.1

9) A gstar gwith ga gright gascension gof g2.6 ghrs gwill grise g2.6 ghours gafter gthe gvernal
gequinox. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g3
Section gRef.: g More gPrec. g0.1

10) A gtropical gyear gis gthe gsame gas ga gsidereal
gyear. gANSWER: g FALSE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.2

11) The gsidereal gday gis gdetermined gby gthe gEarth's grotation gwith grespect gto
gthe gstars. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.2

12) The gvernal gequinox gmarks gthe gbeginning gof gspring gin gthe gnorthern
ghemisphere. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.2

13) There gare g3,600 garc gseconds gin ga
gdegree. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g2
Section gRef.: g More gPrec. g0.1

14) An ghour gof gright gascension gcorresponds gto g60 gdegrees gin
gthe gsky. gANSWER: g FALSE

Diff: g2
Section gRef.: g 0.2

15) From gEarth, gthe gSun gand gMoon ghave gabout gthe gsame gangular
gdiameter. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g1
Section gRef.: g 0.2

16) At gthe gsolstices, gthe gSun's gdeclination gwill gbe g23.5 gdegrees gfrom gthe
gequator. gANSWER: g TRUE

Diff: g2
Section gRef.:
g 0.2