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0.9Charting9the9Heavens:9The9Foundations9of9Astronomy

1.9The9Copernican9Revolution:9The9Birth9of9Modern9Science

2.9Light9and9Matter:9The9Inner9Workings9of9the9Cosmos

3.9Telescopes:9The9Tools9of9Astronomy

4.9The9Solar9System:9Interplanetary9Matter9and9the9Birth9of9the9Planets

5.9Earth9and9Its9Moon:9Our9Cosmic9Backyard

6.9The9Terrestrial9Planets:9A9Study9in9Contrasts

7.9The9Jovian9Planets:9Giants9of9the9Solar9System

8.9Moons,9Rings,9and9Plutoids:9Small9Worlds9Among9Giants

9.9The9Sun:9Our9Parent9Star

10.9Measuring9the9Stars:9Giants,9Dwarfs,9and9the9Main9Sequence

11.9The9Interstellar9Medium:9Star9Formation9in9the9Milky9Way

12.9Stellar9Evolution:9The9Lives9and9Deaths9of9Stars

13.9Neutron9Stars9and9Black9Holes:9Strange9States9of9Matter

14.9The9Milky9Way9Galaxy:9A9Spiral9in9Space

15.9Normal9and9Active9Galaxies:9Building9Blocks9of9the9Universe

16.9Hubble’s9Law9and9Dark9Matter:9The9Large-Scale9Structure9of9the9Cosmos

17.9Cosmology:9The9Big9Bang9and9the9Fate9of9the9Universe

18.9Life9in9the9Universe:9Are9We9Alone?

,Chapter909 9 Charting9the9Heavens:9The9Foundations9of9Astronomy

1) Right9ascension9in9the9sky9is9very9similar9to9latitude9on9the9Eart
h.9ANSWER:9 FALSE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

2) Latitude9and9right9ascension9are9coordinate9systems9used9to9find9objects9on9the9celesti
al9sphere.
ANSWER:9 FALSE
9Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

3) The9celestial9sphere9is9divided9into9889modern9constellations
.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

4) In9the9sky,9declination9is9measured9in9degrees9north9or9south9of9the9celestial9equato
r.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

5) The9south9celestial9pole9is9located9at9a9declination9of9-
909degrees.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

6) In9general,9the9brightest9star9in9a9given9constellation9is9designated9as9alph
a.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

7) Constellations9are9close9clusters9of9stars,9all9at9about9the9same9distance9from9the9Su
n.9ANSWER:9 FALSE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

, 8) Over920,0009stars9are9visible9to9the9naked9eye9on9the9darkest,9clearest9night
s.9ANSWER:9 FALSE
Diff:92
Section9Ref.:9 0.1

9) A9star9with9a9right9ascension9of92.69hrs9will9rise92.69hours9after9the9vernal9equino
x.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:93
Section9Ref.:9 More9Prec.90.1

10) A9tropical9year9is9the9same9as9a9sidereal9year
.9ANSWER:9 FALSE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.2

11) The9sidereal9day9is9determined9by9the9Earth's9rotation9with9respect9to9the9star
s.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.2

12) The9vernal9equinox9marks9the9beginning9of9spring9in9the9northern9hemispher
e.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.2

13) There9are93,6009arc9seconds9in9a9degree
.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:92
Section9Ref.:9 More9Prec.90.1

14) An9hour9of9right9ascension9corresponds9to9609degrees9in9the9sk
y.9ANSWER:9 FALSE
Diff:92
Section9Ref.:9 0.2

15) From9Earth,9the9Sun9and9Moon9have9about9the9same9angular9diamete
r.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:91
Section9Ref.:9 0.2

16) At9the9solstices,9the9Sun's9declination9will9be923.59degrees9from9the9equato
r.9ANSWER:9 TRUE
Diff:92
Section9Ref.:9 0.2

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