Test Bank for Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe, 8th edition (Eric Chaisson, 2017), Chapter 1-18 | All Chapters

TEST BANK
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (8th Edition)
By Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
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, TABLE OF CONTENT

FOUNDATIONS
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
OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM
4.The Solar System: Interplanetary Matter and the Birth of the Planets
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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
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THE STARS
9.The Sun: Our Parent Star
10.Measuring the Stars: Giants, Dwarfs, and the Main Sequence
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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
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GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE
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
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17.Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
18.Life in the Universe: Are We Alone?
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Chapter 0 C h a r t i n g the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy

1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth. Answer:
FALSE
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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
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4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator. Answer:
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TRUE
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5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees. Answer:
TRUE
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Diff: 1
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6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha. Answer:
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TRUE
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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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Section Ref.: 0.1

8) The closest terrestrial analog to hours of right ascension is angle of longitude. Answer:
TRUE
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9) Over 20,000 stars are visible to the naked eye on the darkest, clearest nights. Answer:
FALSE
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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
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12) The sidereal day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars. Answer:
TRUE
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13) The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere. Answer:
TRUE
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14) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a degree. Answer:
TRUE
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Section Ref.: More Prec. 0.1

15) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the sky. Answer:
FALSE
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Section Ref.: 0.2
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16) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular diameter. Answer:
TRUE
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17) At the solstices, the Sun's declination will be 23.5 degrees from the equator. Answer:
Y
TRUE


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