Doppler Effect, Redshift/Blueshift

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What best describes the doppler effect?

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An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.

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If a star is being observed from Earth and its light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

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Moving towards the Earth

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If a star is being observed from Earth and its light has shifted towards the red side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

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Moving away from the Earth

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The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.

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Redshift

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Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.

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It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)

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Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.

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It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)

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Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.

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It is not moving relative to Earth

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An object that is moving VERY fast away from Earth would have ________ than an object that is moving very slow away from Earth.

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More Redshift

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An object that is moving VERY fast towards the Earth would have ________ than an object that is moving very slow towards the Earth.

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More Blueshift

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Which discovery(ies) came from our understanding redshift/ blueshift? Options: The universe is expanding, Most galaxies are moving away from us, Andromeda galaxy will collide with the Milky way in 3.75 billion years, All of the above (and many more)

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All of the above (and many more)