Class Activity - Universe (8.ESS1.1) - Redshift, Blueshift

Class Activity - Universe (8.ESS1.1) -Redshift, Blueshift

Multiple Choice

What side of the picture would show a star moving toward Earth?

• Side A

• Side B

Multiple Choice

What side of the picture would show a star moving away from Earth?

• Side A

• Side B

Multiple Choice

When viewed from Earth, the light from very distant galaxies shows a redshift. This is evidence that the distant galaxies are

• moving away from Earth

• revolving around the Milky Way

• revolving around the Sun

• moving toward Earth

Multiple Choice

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

• More Redshift

• More Blueshift

• Less Redshift

• Less Blueshift

Multiple Choice

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

• Redshift

• Blueshift

• Turbulance

• Superposition

Multiple Choice

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.

• It is not moving relative to Earth

• It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)

• It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)

• It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)

Multiple Choice

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.

• It is not moving

• It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)

• It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)

• It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)