Star Spectra

Star Spectra

11th - 12th Grade

26 Qs

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11th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By analyzing light received from a star, we learn...

Chemical Composition

Density

Magnetic Field

Size of the Sun

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you shine a light through a prism?

The prism absorbs the light

The amount of light is low density

There is a continuous spectra of light

There is no light that shines through

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What best describes the doppler effect?

An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer
When sound changes pitch
When light changes color
An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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)

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