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Why do you think it took so long for astronomers to measure the distances to stars accurately?

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An Introduction to Physical Science

14th Edition
James Shipman + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305079137
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An Introduction to Physical Science

14th Edition
James Shipman + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305079137

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An Introduction to Physical Science
Ch. 18.1 - How is the position of a star designated in the...Ch. 18.1 - What is the simplest way to measure the distance...Ch. 18.1 - Calculate the distance (in parsecs and...Ch. 18.2 - What is the composition of the Sun?Ch. 18.2 - Why does the Sun shine?Ch. 18.3 - Are all stars the same size?Ch. 18.3 - Why are stars different colors?Ch. 18.4 - Why do stars burn out?Ch. 18.4 - Where do stars originate, and how are they formed?Ch. 18.5 - Why do some stars explode?
Ch. 18.5 - How does a black hole form?Ch. 18.6 - How big is the Milky Way galaxy?Ch. 18.6 - Is the universe expanding?Ch. 18.7 - Is the universe expanding?Ch. 18.7 - What does the universe look like on a large scale?Ch. 18.7 - Calculate the age of the universe if the constant...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - KEY TERMS 1. universe (intro) 2. celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - What is the point on the celestial sphere...Ch. 18 - What is the name of the path on the sky that the...Ch. 18 - The angular measure in degrees north or south of...Ch. 18 - Which of the following is part of the Suns outer...Ch. 18 - Why are sunspots darker than the regions of the...Ch. 18 - Where in the Sun does fusion of hydrogen occur?...Ch. 18 - The part of the Suns structure that we see in...Ch. 18 - What force keeps the all stars from flying apart?...Ch. 18 - Which property classifies the star based on its...Ch. 18 - A relatively hot star is which of the following...Ch. 18 - At the end of the Suns life, what kind of object...Ch. 18 - The famous Orion Nebula is which of the following?...Ch. 18 - A white dwarf has about the same diameter as which...Ch. 18 - What is the fundamental quantity of a star that...Ch. 18 - What event is believed to create elements heavier...Ch. 18 - Black holes appear black for what basic reason?...Ch. 18 - The Milky Way is classified as what kind of...Ch. 18 - What is dark matter? (18.6) (a) electrons,...Ch. 18 - What key observation led Hubble to conclude that...Ch. 18 - What is the cosmic background radiation? (18.7)...Ch. 18 - The apparent change of the position of a star due...Ch. 18 - The extension of the Earths equator onto the...Ch. 18 - The longitude of a place on the Earths surface is...Ch. 18 - The latitude of a place on the Earths surface is...Ch. 18 - The ___ cycle is 11 years long. (18.2)Ch. 18 - The Suns energy comes from the fusion of hydrogen...Ch. 18 - ___ are sudden, bright, explosive events...Ch. 18 - The celestial sphere is divided into 88 ___....Ch. 18 - Spectral type A stars are ___ in color. (18.3)Ch. 18 - Analysis of the ___ of a star reveals the...Ch. 18 - The magnitude scale is really a scale of ___....Ch. 18 - The diagonal group of stars on an H-R diagram is...Ch. 18 - ___ are cooler, larger, evolved stars. (18.4)Ch. 18 - When a star runs out of nuclear fuel, the core...Ch. 18 - Stars are born in giant clouds of gas and dust,...Ch. 18 - A new star is called a(n) ___. (18.5)Ch. 18 - A pulsar is a rapidly rotating ___. (18.5)Ch. 18 - The most catastrophic of stellar explosions is...Ch. 18 - Astronomers think that a(n) ___ black hole lies at...Ch. 18 - Astronomers think that the universe is ___ billion...Ch. 18 - Define the term cosmology.Ch. 18 - Name the three celestial coordinates.Ch. 18 - At what angle is the ecliptic tilted with respect...Ch. 18 - What is the vernal equinox, and what does it have...Ch. 18 - Which is the larger unit of distance, the...Ch. 18 - What angles and distances are needed to determine...Ch. 18 - What is the approximate temperature of the Sun at...Ch. 18 - Estimate the year of the next solar maximum.Ch. 18 - When is the Suns corona visible?Ch. 18 - Approximately how many times larger than the Earth...Ch. 18 - Describe the various layers of the Sun beginning...Ch. 18 - Give the net reaction of the protonproton chain.Ch. 18 - What two forces are balanced inside a star to keep...Ch. 18 - What is the difference between the apparent...Ch. 18 - Describe the motions of the Moon, stars, and...Ch. 18 - How far away is the star closest to the Sun? What...Ch. 18 - Give seven spectral classes of stars, in order...Ch. 18 - Name one star from each of the four groups of...Ch. 18 - What is the difference between an emission nebula...Ch. 18 - How big will the Sun become as a red giant star?Ch. 18 - Define the term nucleosynthesis.Ch. 18 - Describe how the mass of a star plays a role in...Ch. 18 - What is a brown dwarf? Have any brown dwarfs been...Ch. 18 - State the order in which the following possible...Ch. 18 - What is the difference between a nova and a...Ch. 18 - Compare the sizes of a white dwarf and a neutron...Ch. 18 - Compare a pulsar with a lighthouse.Ch. 18 - Sketch a nonrotating black hole, showing the...Ch. 18 - How do astronomers detect a black hole?Ch. 18 - Name the three major classifications of galaxies.Ch. 18 - What is a quasar?Ch. 18 - What are two types of spiral galaxy, and how do...Ch. 18 - What is the significance of (a) dark matter and...Ch. 18 - State the structure and dimensions of the Milky...Ch. 18 - What are globular clusters, where are they found,...Ch. 18 - What two basic groups of objects are thought to...Ch. 18 - What is the galaxy classification of the Milky Way...Ch. 18 - What is Hubbles law, and what conclusion about the...Ch. 18 - Briefly, how do galaxies seem to be distributed in...Ch. 18 - State three experimental findings that support the...Ch. 18 - Name the most recent modification of the Big Bang...Ch. 18 - What is the composition of the universe?Ch. 18 - Visualize the connections and give answers in the...Ch. 18 - Why do you think it took so long for astronomers...Ch. 18 - What might happen if the bright star Sirius...Ch. 18 - Consider three main sequence stars: Star A is...Ch. 18 - If you went outside on a clear night to locate...Ch. 18 - How are the light from emission nebulae and the...Ch. 18 - Do you need to worry that the Sun will swell to a...Ch. 18 - What major factor determines the future of the...Ch. 18 - Find the distance in parsecs to the star Altair,...Ch. 18 - The bright star Sirius has a parallax angle of...Ch. 18 - Calculate the number of seconds in a year (365...Ch. 18 - Calculate the number of miles in a light-year,...Ch. 18 - The red supergiant star in Orion is called...Ch. 18 - The famous Pleiades star cluster is about 130...Ch. 18 - How many times brighter is a Cepheid variable of...Ch. 18 - How many times dimmer is a star with magnitude +1...Ch. 18 - A galaxy cluster in Ursa Major has a recessional...Ch. 18 - The Hydra supercluster has a distance of about 800...Ch. 18 - Suppose that the Hubble constant had a value of H...Ch. 18 - If Hubbles constant had a value of 75 km/s/Mpc,...

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