INSTRUCTIONS: There are 10 questions on this assignment.
All of the questions are from Freedman and Kaufmann,
UNIVERSE, 7th edition.
There are two ways you can find these questions in the
UNIVERSE eBook:
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Method 1: Type the page number of the question in the Go to page
field at the top of the eBook window, then press the "enter" key on your keyboard.
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Method 2: Go to the chapter for the question, then click on
Questions & Projects in the left-hand column.
If the problem has a numerical answer, you can see the correct answer by clicking on
[Show Solution]. (You will be graded on the steps you take to get the answer.)
eBook tip: As you work through an assignment,
the eBook can help you keep track of your work.
In the Questions and Projects section of each chapter,
click the "[Answer Field]" links to drop down answer fields for each question.
Enter an answer and it will automatically be saved to the server,
so that if you come back to the site later your answer will be right there.
(Your answer is saved as soon as you click anywhere outside the answer field.)
Click the "[Show Printable]" link in the right margin of the page to show
all your answers for the chapter in a new, printable, window.
When writing up your solutions on paper, be sure to follow the guidelines on the Astronomy 1
Homework Assignments page (click here).
In particular, be sure to SHOW YOUR WORK on all calculations.
Click here for where you are to hand in your homework.
1. UNIVERSE, Chapter 1, Question 6, page 15.
2. UNIVERSE, Chapter 1, Question 22, page 16.
3. UNIVERSE, Chapter 1, Question 27, page 16.
4. A person with good vision can see details that subtend an angle as small as 1 arcminute.
If two dark lines on an eye chart are 2 millimeters apart, how far can such a person be
from the chart and still be able to tell that there are two distinct lines?
Give your answer in meters. (Solution: 6.9 m)
5. UNIVERSE, Chapter 2, Question 27, page 38.
6. UNIVERSE, Chapter 2, Question 30, page 38.
7. UNIVERSE, Chapter 2, Question 35, page 38.
8. UNIVERSE, Chapter 3, Question 22, page 57.
9. UNIVERSE, Chapter 3, Question 31, page 58.
10. UNIVERSE, Chapter 3, Question 49, page 59.
(NOTE: When you are reading this question in the eBook,
you can see the solar eclipse animation by clicking on the
Animation 3.4 icon next to the question.)
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