Light and Spectroscopy

What is light?

• A form of energy

• A type of matter

• A wave in the ocean

• A self-contained bundle of electric and magnetic fields

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What is the most important feature of light?

• Its color

• Its wavelength

• Its energy

• Its speed

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Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Violet

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What is the term for light with a shorter wavelength than what our eyes can see?

• Ultraviolet light

• X-ray

• Gamma ray

• Infrared light

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Which type of light has the highest energy?

• Ultraviolet light

• Violet light

• X-ray

• Gamma ray

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What is the term for light with a longer wavelength than the reddest color we can see?

• Infrared light

• Microwaves

• Radio waves

• Ultraviolet light

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What can spectroscopy determine about an object?

• Its temperature

• Its density

• Its motion

• All of the above

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What does the Doppler effect refer to in the context of light?

• The change in pitch of light

• The change in color of light

• The change in intensity of light

• The change in wavelength of light

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What can spectroscopy determine about an object's chemical composition?

• Its temperature

• Its density

• Its spin

• All of the above

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What is the main purpose of using different kinds of telescopes?

• To detect invisible light

• To see distant objects

• To analyze the composition of objects

• To measure the temperature of objects

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