Doppler Effect and Spectroscopy Quiz

Who discovered the Doppler effect?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Christian Doppler

• Galileo Galilei

What does the Doppler effect apply to?

• Only sound waves

• Only light waves

• Sound waves, light waves, and other waves

• Only water waves

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What happens to the pitch of a sound as the source approaches you?

• It decreases

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It fluctuates

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What is the term for the shift in wavelength due to the stretching of space after the Big Bang?

• Gravitational Redshift

• Cosmological Redshift

• Blue shift

• Doppler shift

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What is the main cause of the Cosmological Redshift?

• Motion of stars

• Expansion of the universe

• Gravitational fields

• Earth's rotation

For an electron to change from ground state to an excited stated it must...

• Absorb energy
• Release energy

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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

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What is the primary purpose of a spectroscope in studying atomic spectra?

• To separate light into its component wavelengths

• To absorb light from a source

• To magnify distant objects

• To measure the speed of light

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

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For an electron to change from ground state to an excited stated it must...

• Absorb energy
• Release energy

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