Identify Item #1

• Continuous Spectrum

• Emission Spectrum

• Absorption Spectrum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Identify Item #2

• Continuous Spectrum

• Emission Spectrum

• Absorption Spectrum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Identify Item #3

• Continuous Spectrum

• Emission Spectrum

• Absorption Spectrum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Absorption spectra can tell us:

• What elements are in a star

• The distance the star is from Earth

• The phase of matter the star is in

• The mass of the star

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This unknown star contains 

• beryllium
• copper
• manganese
• strontium

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

What gases are in the unknown mixture?

• Gas A

• Gas B

• Gas C

• Gas D

Which elements are in the mixture?

• Element A

• Element D

• Element Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Why are line emission spectra of elements called "atomic fingerprints"?

• They are all the same
• They are all unique
• They are all similar
• They all contain colored light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A scientist has a sample of an unknown gas. To identify it, she observes which wavelengths of light are absorbed by it. Below is the absorption spectra for the unknown gas. Which element is the unknown gas?

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Neon

• Xenon

Answer explanation

Find which element's spectral lines match the unknown gas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength

• Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
• Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1