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

,Chapterm0m m ChartingmthemHeavens:mThemFoundationsmof mAstronomy

1) Right mascensionminmthemskymismverymsimilarmtomlatitudemonmthemEart
h.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

2) Latitudemand mright mascensionmaremcoordinatemsystemsmused mtomfind mobjectsmonmthemcelest
ialmsphere.
Answer:m FALSEmD
iff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

3) Themcelestialmspheremismdivided mintom88mmodernmconstellation
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

4) Inmthemsky,mdeclinationmismmeasured minmdegreesmnorthmormsouthmof mthemcelestialmequat
or.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

5) Themsouthmcelestialmpolemismlocated mat mamdeclinationmof m-
90mdegrees.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

6) Inmgeneral,mthembrightest mstarminmamgivenmconstellationmismdesignated masmalph
a.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

7) Constellationsmaremclosemclustersmof mstars,mallmat mabout mthemsamemdistancemfrommthemS
un.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

8) Themclosest mterrestrialmanalogmtomhoursmof mright mascensionmismanglemof mlongitu
de.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

,9) Overm20,000mstarsmaremvisiblemtomthemnaked meyemonmthemdarkest,mclearest mnigh
ts.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.1

10) A mstarmwithmamright mascensionmof m2.6mhrsmwillmrisem2.6mhoursmaftermthemvernalmequin
ox.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m3
SectionmRef.:m MoremPrec.m0.1

11) A mtropicalmyearmismthemsamemasmamsiderealmyea
r.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

12) Themsiderealmdaymismdetermined mbymthemEarth'smrotationmwithmrespect mtomthemsta
rs.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

13) Themvernalmequinoxmmarksmthembeginningmof mspringminmthemnorthernmhemispher
e.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

14) Theremarem3,600marcmsecondsminmamdegre
e.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m MoremPrec.m0.1

15) Anmhourmof mright mascensionmcorrespondsmtom60mdegreesminmthemsk
y.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

16) FrommEarth,mthemSunmand mMoonmhavemabout mthemsamemangularmdiamet
er.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

17) At mthemsolstices,mthemSun'smdeclinationmwillmbem23.5mdegreesmfrommthemequat
or.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

, 18) At mthemequinoxes,mthemdeclinationmof mthemSunmmust mbemzeromdegree
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.2

19) Asmit morbitsmthemEarth,mthemMoonmappearsmtommovemitsmownmdiameterm(0.5mdegrees)meastw
ard meverymhourmagainst mthembackground mstars.
Answer:m TRUEmDi
ff:m3
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

20) Frommfullmmoonmtomthird mquartermmoonmtakesmabout mamwee
k.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

21) OnlympeopleminmthemMoon'smumbralmshadow mcanmseemamtotalmsolarmeclips
e.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

22) If mwemaremthemMoon'smpenumbra,mthenmwemwillmseemampartialmlunarmeclip
se.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

23) Theremismamsolarmeclipsemof msomemkind meverymnew mmoo
n.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

24) Eighteenmdaysmpast mnew mmoon,mthemMoon'smphasemismwaningmgibbou
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

25) A mtotalmsolarmeclipsemwillmonlymoccurmwhenmthemnew mmoonmismbothmonmthemeclipticmand mat
mitsmgreatest mdistancemfrommEarth.

Answer:m FALSEmD
iff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.3

26) Themlargermthemparallaxmshift,mthemclosermanmobject mismtomu
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.4

27) Themparallaxmshift mformallmstarsmismverymsmall.