Red Shift

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

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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

• More Redshift
• More Blueshift
• Less Redshift
• Less Blueshift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

All electromagnetic waves travel at 

• Speed of Sound
• the Speed of Light
• the speed of gravity
• no idea

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

• X-rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Rays

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The dark bands that appear in an otherwise continuous spectrum from a black body are called...

• emission spectra
• absorption spectra
• continuous spectra
• black body radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

True or False: Every element has its own unique emission spectrum.

• True
• False

This picture is an example of a(n)...

• absorption spectrum
• emission spectrum
• continuous spectrum
• black body spectrum

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3