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Astronomy Quiz

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9th - 12th Grade

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Astronomy Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a red/blue shift?

The shift of spectral lines to the right or left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion

The shift of spectral lines to the right or left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion and speed

The shift of spectral lines to the right or left of the infared spectrum, indicating it's motion

The shift of spectral lines to the right or left of the electromagnetic spectrum, indicating it's motion and speed

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a red shift?

The shift of spectral lines to the left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion and speed. It's moving towards the observer.

The shift of spectral lines to the right of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion and speed. It's moving away from the observer.

The shift of spectral lines to the left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion. It's moving towards the observer.

The shift of spectral lines to the left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's speed. It's moving away from the observer.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a blue shift?

The shift of spectral lines to the left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion and speed. It's moving towards the observer.

The shift of spectral lines to the right of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion and speed. It's moving away from the observer.

The shift of spectral lines to the left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's motion. It's moving away from the observer.

The shift of spectral lines to the left of the visible spectrum, indicating it's speed. It's moving towards the observer.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What causes red and blue shifts?

The Doppler Effect

The Coriolis Effect

Cosmic background radiation

The element being fused in the star

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the Doppler Effect?

The scrunching and stretching of waves due to motion of an object

The deflection of air to the right in the northern hemisphere and the left in the southern hemisphere

Red shift

Blue shift

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What evidence is there for the big bang?

Cosmic background radiation and the Doppler effect

Celestial bodies motion away from Earth

The Oort Cloud

Nebulae

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How can you determine the elements that make up an object in space?

Their spectral lines

With a telescope

Color

Taking samples

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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