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The Test Bank for Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe, 8th Edition by Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan is the ultimate study aid for mastering the fascinating concepts of astronomy. This test bank provides an extensive collection of thoughtfully crafted questions that align with the tex...

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  • November 30, 2024
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  • exam elaborations astronomy astronomy
  • charting the heavens the foundations of astronomy
  • the copernican revolution the birth of modern sci
  • light and matter the inner workings of the cosmos

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

,Table of Contents
0. Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy

1. The Copernican Revolution: The Birth of Modern Science

2. Light and Matter: The Inner Workings of the Cosmos

3. Telescopes: The Tools of Astronomy

4. The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets

5. Earth and Its Moon: Our Cosmic Backyard

6. The Terrestrial Planets: A Study in Contrasts

7. The Jovian Planets: Giants of the Solar System

8. Moons, Rings, and Plutoids: Small Worlds Among Giants

9. The Sun: Our Parent Star

10. Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence

11. The Interstellar Medium: Star Formation in the Milky Way

12. Stellar Evolution: The Lives and Deaths of Stars

13. Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter

14. The Milky Way Galaxy: A Spiral in Space

15. Normal and Active Galaxies: Building Blocks of the Universe

16. Hubble’s Law and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos

17. Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe

18. Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?

,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
Section Ref.: 0.1

3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1

4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1

5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1

6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1

7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the Sun.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.1

, 8) Over 20,000 stars are visible to the naked eye on the darkest, clearest nights.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.1

9) 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

10) A tropical year is the same as a sidereal year.
ANSWER: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2

11) The sidereal day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2

12) The vernal 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: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2

15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular diameter.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section Ref.: 0.2

16) At the solstices, the Sun's declination will be 23.5 degrees from the equator.
ANSWER: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section Ref.: 0.2

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