Michael A. Seeds
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- Chapter 1: The Scale of the Cosmos
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (14)
- Review Questions (11)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 2: The Sky
- Active Figures (6)
- Guidepost Questions (6)
- Problems (9)
- Reading Exercises (24)
- Review Questions (12)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 3: Cycles of the Moon
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (21)
- Review Questions (11)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (5)
- Problems (7)
- Reading Exercises (23)
- Review Questions (13)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 5: Newton, Einstein, and Gravity
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (5)
- Problems (11)
- Reading Exercises (21)
- Review Questions (15)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 6: Light and Telescopes
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (5)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (24)
- Review Questions (17)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 7: Starlight and Atoms
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (24)
- Review Questions (15)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 8: The Sun
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (11)
- Reading Exercises (24)
- Review Questions (17)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 9: The Family of Stars
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (5)
- Problems (13)
- Reading Exercises (23)
- Review Questions (16)
- Reading Task Exercises (3)
- Chapter 10: The Interstellar Medium
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (9)
- Reading Exercises (20)
- Review Questions (12)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 11: The Formation of Stars
- Active Figures (5)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (11)
- Reading Exercises (22)
- Review Questions (11)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 12: Stellar Evolution
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (22)
- Review Questions (14)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 13: The Deaths of Stars
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (9)
- Reading Exercises (23)
- Review Questions (16)
- Reading Task Exercises (3)
- Chapter 14: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (9)
- Reading Exercises (24)
- Review Questions (19)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 15: The Milky Way Galaxy
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (13)
- Reading Exercises (24)
- Review Questions (16)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 16: The Family of Galaxies
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (25)
- Review Questions (14)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 17: Galaxies with Active Nuclei
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (2)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (25)
- Review Questions (16)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 18: Cosmology in the 21st Century
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (8)
- Reading Exercises (25)
- Review Questions (13)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 19: The Origin of the Solar System
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (9)
- Reading Exercises (25)
- Review Questions (20)
- Reading Task Exercises (3)
- Chapter 20: Earth: The Standard of Comparative Planetology
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (6)
- Reading Exercises (21)
- Review Questions (15)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 21: The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds
- Active Figures (2)
- Guidepost Questions (2)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (21)
- Review Questions (13)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 22: Comparative Planetology of Venus and Mars
- Active Figures
- Guidepost Questions (2)
- Problems (9)
- Reading Exercises (22)
- Review Questions (11)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 23: Comparative Planetology of Jupiter and Saturn
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (5)
- Problems (8)
- Reading Exercises (23)
- Review Questions (15)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 24: Comparative Planetology of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
- Active Figures (3)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (10)
- Reading Exercises (20)
- Review Questions (13)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 25: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (4)
- Problems (12)
- Reading Exercises (25)
- Review Questions (17)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
- Chapter 26: Life on Other Worlds
- Active Figures (4)
- Guidepost Questions (3)
- Problems (8)
- Reading Exercises (25)
- Review Questions (15)
- Reading Task Exercises (2)
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| Group | Quantity | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1: The Scale of the Cosmos | ||
| 1.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 1.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 1.RE | 14 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 |
| 1.RQ | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 1.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 2: The Sky | ||
| 2.AF | 6 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 |
| 2.GP | 6 | 01a 01b 02 03 04 05 |
| 2.P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 2.RE | 24 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |
| 2.RQ | 12 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 |
| 2.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 3: Cycles of the Moon | ||
| 3.AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 3.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 3.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 3.RE | 21 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 |
| 3.RQ | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 3.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy | ||
| 4.AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 4.GP | 5 | 01 02a 02b 03 04 |
| 4.P | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| 4.RE | 23 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 |
| 4.RQ | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| 4.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 5: Newton, Einstein, and Gravity | ||
| 5.AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 5.GP | 5 | 01a 01b 02a 02b 03 |
| 5.P | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 5.RE | 21 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 |
| 5.RQ | 15 | 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| 5.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 6: Light and Telescopes | ||
| 6.AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| 6.GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| 6.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 6.RE | 24 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |
| 6.RQ | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| 6.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 7: Starlight and Atoms | ||
| 7.AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 7.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 7.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 7.RE | 24 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |
| 7.RQ | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 7.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 8: The Sun | ||
| 8.AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| 8.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 8.P | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 8.RE | 24 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |
| 8.RQ | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| 8.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 9: The Family of Stars | ||
| 9.AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| 9.GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| 9.P | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 9.RE | 23 | 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 9.RQ | 16 | 01 02 03 04 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| 9.RTE | 3 | 01a 01b 02 |
| Chapter 10: The Interstellar Medium | ||
| 10.AF | 2 | 01 03 |
| 10.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 10.P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 10.RE | 20 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 10.RQ | 12 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 |
| 10.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 11: The Formation of Stars | ||
| 11.AF | 5 | 01 04 05 06 07 |
| 11.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 11.P | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 11.RE | 22 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 |
| 11.RQ | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 11.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 12: Stellar Evolution | ||
| 12.AF | 2 | 03 04 |
| 12.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 12.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 12.RE | 22 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 |
| 12.RQ | 14 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 |
| 12.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 13: The Deaths of Stars | ||
| 13.AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 13.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 13.P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 13.RE | 23 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 |
| 13.RQ | 16 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| 13.RTE | 3 | 01 02a 02b |
| Chapter 14: Neutron Stars and Black Holes | ||
| 14.AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 14.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 14.P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 14.RE | 24 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |
| 14.RQ | 19 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
| 14.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 15: The Milky Way Galaxy | ||
| 15.AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| 15.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 15.P | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| 15.RE | 24 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |
| 15.RQ | 16 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| 15.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 16: The Family of Galaxies | ||
| 16.AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 16.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 16.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 16.RE | 25 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 16.RQ | 14 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 |
| 16.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 17: Galaxies with Active Nuclei | ||
| 17.AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| 17.GP | 2 | 01 02 |
| 17.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 17.RE | 25 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 17.RQ | 16 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| 17.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 18: Cosmology in the 21st Century | ||
| 18.AF | 4 | 02 03 05 06 |
| 18.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 18.P | 8 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 |
| 18.RE | 25 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 18.RQ | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| 18.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 19: The Origin of the Solar System | ||
| 19.AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 19.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 19.P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 19.RE | 25 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 19.RQ | 20 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 19.RTE | 3 | 01a 01b 02 |
| Chapter 20: Earth: The Standard of Comparative Planetology | ||
| 20.AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 20.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 20.P | 6 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 |
| 20.RE | 21 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 |
| 20.RQ | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 20.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 21: The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds | ||
| 21.AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| 21.GP | 2 | 01 02 |
| 21.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 21.RE | 21 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 |
| 21.RQ | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| 21.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 22: Comparative Planetology of Venus and Mars | ||
| 22.GP | 2 | 01 02 |
| 22.P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 22.RE | 22 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 |
| 22.RQ | 11 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 |
| 22.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 23: Comparative Planetology of Jupiter and Saturn | ||
| 23.AF | 4 | 02 03 04 05 |
| 23.GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| 23.P | 8 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 |
| 23.RE | 23 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 |
| 23.RQ | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 23.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 24: Comparative Planetology of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto | ||
| 24.AF | 3 | 02 03 05 |
| 24.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 24.P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 24.RE | 20 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 24.RQ | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| 24.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 25: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets | ||
| 25.AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 25.GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| 25.P | 12 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 |
| 25.RE | 25 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 25.RQ | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| 25.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 26: Life on Other Worlds | ||
| 26.AF | 4 | 02 03 04 05 |
| 26.GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| 26.P | 8 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 |
| 26.RE | 25 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26.RQ | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 26.RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Total | 1447 | |