Michael A. Seeds
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- Chapter 1: The Scale of the Cosmos
- 1: General Problem (4)
- 1: End of Chapter Problem (10)
- 1: Review Exercises (14)
- 1: End of Chapter Review Question (11)
- 1: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 2: The Sky
- 2: Active Figure (4)
- 2: General Problem (3)
- 2: End of Chapter Problem (7)
- 2: Review Exercises (17)
- 2: End of Chapter Review Question (8)
- 2: Ranking Task Exercise (1)
- Chapter 3: Cycles of the Sky
- 3: Active Figure (5)
- 3: General Problem (7)
- 3: End of Chapter Problem (12)
- 3: Review Exercises (28)
- 3: End of Chapter Review Question (14)
- 3: Ranking Task Exercise (3)
- Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy
- 4: Active Figure (7)
- 4: General Problem (8)
- 4: End of Chapter Problem (16)
- 4: Review Exercises (39)
- 4: End of Chapter Review Question (22)
- 4: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 5: Astronomical Telescopes
- 5: Active Figure (2)
- 5: General Problem (5)
- 5: End of Chapter Problem (10)
- 5: Review Exercises (24)
- 5: End of Chapter Review Question (17)
- 5: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 6: Starlight and Atoms
- 6: Active Figure (3)
- 6: General Problem (4)
- 6: End of Chapter Problem (10)
- 6: Review Exercises (24)
- 6: End of Chapter Review Question (15)
- 6: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 7: The Sun
- 7: Active Figure (2)
- 7: General Problem (3)
- 7: End of Chapter Problem (1)
- 7: Review Exercises (24)
- 7: End of Chapter Review Question (17)
- 7: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 8: The Family of Stars
- 8: Active Figure (2)
- 8: General Problem (5)
- 8: End of Chapter Problem (15)
- 8: Review Exercises (25)
- 8: End of Chapter Review Question (17)
- 8: Ranking Task Exercise (3)
- Chapter 9: The Formation and Structure of Stars
- 9: Active Figure (7)
- 9: General Problem (5)
- 9: End of Chapter Problem (6)
- 9: Review Exercises (36)
- 9: End of Chapter Review Question (22)
- 9: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 10: The Deaths of Stars
- 10: Active Figure (5)
- 10: General Problem (5)
- 10: End of Chapter Problem (15)
- 10: Review Exercises (34)
- 10: End of Chapter Review Question (24)
- 10: Ranking Task Exercise (4)
- Chapter 11: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
- 11: Active Figure (4)
- 11: General Problem (3)
- 11: End of Chapter Problem (8)
- 11: Review Exercises (24)
- 11: End of Chapter Review Question (19)
- 11: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 12: The Milky Way Galaxy
- 12: Active Figure (2)
- 12: General Problem (4)
- 12: End of Chapter Problem (13)
- 12: Review Exercises (24)
- 12: End of Chapter Review Question (16)
- 12: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 13: Galaxies
- 13: Active Figure (2)
- 13: General Problem (3)
- 13: End of Chapter Problem (10)
- 13: Review Exercises (25)
- 13: End of Chapter Review Question (14)
- 13: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 14: Galaxies with Active Nuclei
- 14: Active Figure (2)
- 14: General Problem (2)
- 14: End of Chapter Problem (10)
- 14: Review Exercises (25)
- 14: End of Chapter Review Question (16)
- 14: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 15: Cosmology in the 21st Century
- 15: Active Figure (5)
- 15: General Problem (3)
- 15: End of Chapter Problem (8)
- 15: Review Exercises (25)
- 15: End of Chapter Review Question (13)
- 15: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 16: The Origin of the Solar System
- 16: Active Figure (4)
- 16: General Problem (4)
- 16: End of Chapter Problem (9)
- 16: Review Exercises (25)
- 16: End of Chapter Review Question (20)
- 16: Ranking Task Exercise (3)
- Chapter 17: Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets
- 17: Active Figure (4)
- 17: General Problem (6)
- 17: End of Chapter Problem (14)
- 17: Review Exercises (61)
- 17: End of Chapter Review Question (39)
- 17: Ranking Task Exercise (6)
- Chapter 18: Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets
- 18: Active Figure (7)
- 18: General Problem (7)
- 18: End of Chapter Problem (3)
- 18: Review Exercises (43)
- 18: End of Chapter Review Question (28)
- 18: Ranking Task Exercise (4)
- Chapter 19: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
- 19: Active Figure (4)
- 19: General Problem (4)
- 19: End of Chapter Problem (12)
- 19: Review Exercises (25)
- 19: End of Chapter Review Question (15)
- 19: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
- Chapter 20: Life on Other Worlds
- 20: Active Figure (3)
- 20: General Problem (3)
- 20: End of Chapter Problem (8)
- 20: Review Exercises (25)
- 20: End of Chapter Review Question (15)
- 20: Ranking Task Exercise (2)
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| Group | Quantity | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1: The Scale of the Cosmos | ||
| GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| RE | 14 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 |
| RQ | 11 | 01 02 03 04a 04b 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 2: The Sky | ||
| AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| GP | 3 | 01a 01b 02 |
| P | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| RE | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| RQ | 8 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 8 |
| RTE | 1 | 01 |
| Chapter 3: Cycles of the Sky | ||
| AF | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| GP | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| P | 12 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 |
| RE | 28 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 |
| RQ | 14 (1) | 01 02 3 4 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| RTE | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| Chapter 4: The Origin of Modern Astronomy | ||
| AF | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| GP | 8 | 01 02a 02b 03 04 05b 06a 06b |
| P | 16 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| RE | 39 | 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 |
| RQ | 22 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 5: Astronomical Telescopes | ||
| AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 6: Starlight and Atoms | ||
| AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 7: The Sun | ||
| AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| P | 1 | 11 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 8: The Family of Stars | ||
| AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| P | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 17 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| RTE | 3 | 01a 01b 02 |
| Chapter 9: The Formation and Structure of Stars | ||
| AF | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| P | 6 | 01 02 04 06 07 08 |
| RE | 36 | 01 02 03 04 5 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 |
| RQ | 22 | 01 02 03 04 05 6 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 10: The Deaths of Stars | ||
| AF | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| GP | 5 | 01 02 03 04 05 |
| P | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| RE | 34 | 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 |
| RQ | 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 |
| RTE | 4 | 01 02a 02b 03 |
| Chapter 11: Neutron Stars and Black Holes | ||
| AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| P | 8 (1) | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 19 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 12: The Milky Way Galaxy | ||
| AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| P | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 16 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 13: Galaxies | ||
| AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 14 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 14: Galaxies with Active Nuclei | ||
| AF | 2 | 01 02 |
| GP | 2 | 01 02 |
| P | 10 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 16 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 15: Cosmology in the 21st Century | ||
| AF | 5 | 01 02 03 05 06 |
| GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| P | 8 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 13 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 16: The Origin of the Solar System | ||
| AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| P | 9 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 20 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
| RTE | 3 | 01a 01b 02 |
| Chapter 17: Comparative Planetology of the Terrestrial Planets | ||
| AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| GP | 6 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 |
| P | 14 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 |
| RE | 61 | 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 |
| RQ | 39 | 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 |
| RTE | 6 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 |
| Chapter 18: Comparative Planetology of the Outer Planets | ||
| AF | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| GP | 7 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 |
| P | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| RE | 43 | 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 |
| RQ | 28 | 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 27 28 |
| RTE | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| Chapter 19: Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets | ||
| AF | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| GP | 4 | 01 02 03 04 |
| P | 12 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 15 | 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Chapter 20: Life on Other Worlds | ||
| AF | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| GP | 3 | 01 02 03 |
| P | 8 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 |
| 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 |
| RQ | 15 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| RTE | 2 | 01 02 |
| Total | 1338 (2) | |