Astronomy1st EditionAndrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff Publisher: OpenStaxISBN: 9781938168284
Astronomy
Solutions for Astronomy
Problem 1E:
State Kepler’s three laws in your own words.Problem 3E:
Which has more mass: an armful of feathers or an armful of lead? Which has more volume: a kilogram...Problem 4E:
Explain how Kepler was able to find a relationship (his third law) between the orbital periods and...Problem 5E:
Write out Newton’s three laws of motion in terms of what happens with the momentum of objects.Problem 6E:
Which major planet has the largest . . . A. semimajor axis? B. average orbital speed around the Sun?...Problem 7E:
Why do we say that Neptune was the first planet to be discovered through the use of mathematics?Problem 9E:
According to Kepler’s second law, where in a planet’s orbit would it be moving fastest? Where would...Problem 10E:
The gas pedal, the brakes, and the steering wheel all have the ability to accelerate a car-how?Problem 12E:
A certain material has a mass of 565 g while occupying 50 cm3 of space. What is this material?...Problem 13E:
To calculate the momentum of an object, which properties of an object do you need to know?Problem 14E:
To calculate the angular momentum of an object, which properties of an object do you need to know?Problem 15E:
What was the great insight Newton had regarding Earth’s gravity that allowed him to develop the...Problem 16E:
Which of these properties of an object best quantifies its inertia: velocity, acceleration, volume,...Problem 19E:
Is it possible to escape the force of gravity by going into orbit around Earth? How does the force...Problem 20E:
What is the momentum of an object whose velocity is zero? How does Newton’s first law of motion...Problem 21E:
Evil space aliens drop you and your fellow astronomy student 1 km apart out in space, very far from...Problem 22E:
A body moves in a perfectly circular path at constant speed. Are there forces acting in such a...Problem 23E:
As friction with our atmosphere causes a satellite to spiral inward, closer to Earth, its orbital...Problem 24E:
Use a history book, an encyclopedia, or the internet to find out what else was happening in England...Problem 25E:
Two asteroids begin to gravitationally attract one another. If one asteroid has twice the mass of...Problem 26E:
How does the mass of an astronaut change when she travels from Earth to the Moon? How does her...Problem 27E:
If there is gravity where the International Space Station (ISS) is located above Earth, why doesn’t...Problem 28E:
Compare the density, weight, mass, and volume of a pound of gold to a pound of iron on the surface...Problem 29E:
If identical spacecraft were orbiting Mars and Earth at identical radii (distances), which...Problem 30E:
By what factor would a person’s weight be increased if Earth had 10 times its present mass, but the...Problem 31E:
Suppose astronomers find an earthlike planet that is twice the size of Earth (that is, its radius is...Problem 34E:
If 128 g of material is in the shape of a brick 2 cm wide, 4 cm high, and 8 cm long, what is the...Problem 35E:
If the major axis of an ellipse is 16 cm, what is the semimajor axis? If the eccentricity is 0.8,...Problem 36E:
What is the average distance from the Sun (in astronomical units) of an asteroid with an orbital...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 2 - Observing The Sky: The Birth Of AstronomyChapter 3 - Orbits And GravityChapter 4 - Earth, Moon, And SkyChapter 5 - Radiation And SpectraChapter 6 - Astronomical InstrumentsChapter 7 - Other Worlds: An Introduction To The Solar SystemChapter 8 - Earth As A PlanetChapter 9 - Cratered WorldsChapter 10 - Earthlike Planets: Venus And MarsChapter 11 - The Giant Planets
Chapter 12 - Rings, Moons, And PlutoChapter 13 - Comets And Asteroids: Debris Of The Solar SystemChapter 14 - Cosmic Samples And The Origin Of The Solar SystemChapter 15 - The Sun: A Garden-variety StarChapter 16 - The Sun: A Nuclear PowerhouseChapter 17 - Analyzing StarlightChapter 18 - The Stars: A Celestial CensusChapter 19 - Celestial DistancesChapter 20 - Between The Stars: Gas And Dust In SpaceChapter 21 - The Birth Of Stars And The Discovery Of Planets Outside The Solar SystemChapter 22 - Stars From Adolescence To Old AgeChapter 23 - The Death Of StarsChapter 24 - Black Holes And Curved SpacetimeChapter 25 - The Milky Way GalaxyChapter 26 - GalaxiesChapter 27 - Active Galaxies, Quasars, And Supermassive Black HolesChapter 28 - The Evolution And Distribution Of GalaxiesChapter 29 - The Big BangChapter 30 - Life In The Universe
Book Details
Senior Contributing Authors: Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College; David Morrison, NASA Ames Research Center; Sidney C. Wolff, National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. The Astronomy textbook builds student understanding through the use of relevant analogies, clear and non-technical explanations, and rich illustrations. Mathematics is included in a flexible manner to meet the needs of individual instructors.
Sample Solutions for this Textbook
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Chapter 2, Problem 1EChapter 3, Problem 1EChapter 4, Problem 1EChapter 5, Problem 1EChapter 6, Problem 1EChapter 7, Problem 1EChapter 8, Problem 1EChapter 9, Problem 1EChapter 10, Problem 1E
Chapter 11, Problem 1EChapter 12, Problem 1EChapter 13, Problem 1EChapter 14, Problem 1EChapter 15, Problem 1EChapter 16, Problem 1EChapter 17, Problem 1EChapter 18, Problem 1EChapter 19, Problem 1EChapter 20, Problem 1EChapter 21, Problem 1EChapter 22, Problem 1EChapter 23, Problem 1EChapter 24, Problem 1EChapter 25, Problem 1EChapter 26, Problem 1EChapter 27, Problem 1EChapter 28, Problem 1EChapter 29, Problem 1EChapter 30, Problem 1E
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ASTRONOMY (OER)
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ASTRONOMY
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ISBN: 9781506698038
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