Trans Light Quiz

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 away from Earth.

• True

• False

UV light has a higher frequency than visible light.

You may use the electromagnetic spectrum diagram below to guide your answer.

• True

• False

Based on Red-Shift data on galaxies, most astronomers infer that the universe is currently

• expanding

• moving randomly

• contracting

• fixed and stationary

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation provides direction evidence for the origin of

• the universe

• the solar system

• Earth’s ozone layer

• Earth’s earliest atmosphere

What is the best inference that can be made concerning the movements of Galaxies A, B and C?

• Galaxy A is moving away from Earth while Galaxies B and C are towards Earth

• Galaxy B is moving away from Earth while Galaxies A and C are towards Earth

• All the galaxies are moving towards earth

• All the galaxies are moving away from earth

Which waves are considered to have lowest frequency

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• Gamma rays

• Visible light waves

When a train is coming towards you, soundwaves would be compressed and result in a higher pitch. After the train passes, the soundwaves expand and result in a lower pitch. This change in sound is due to:

• Spectroscopy

• Wave Propagation

• Doppler Effect

• Blueshift

Which graph below represents the relative wavelength fo the different forms of electromagnetic energy?

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Which of the following spectrographs would best describe the sun?

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• both of these are correct

• none of these are correct

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low
• high, high
• low, high
• low, low

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