Quiz about Doppler

Question 1

Long sound waves are...

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low pitched

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high pitched

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medium pitched

Question 2

Short sound waves are...

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high pitched

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low pitched

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medium pitched

Question 3

When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...

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Low pitched

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High pitched

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Normal

Question 4

When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched.

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high

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low

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medium

Question 5

What can you tell about this object's motion?

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Moving to the East (right).

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Moving to the North (up).

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Moving to the South (down).

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Moving to the West (left).

Question 6

What can you tell about the motion of this object?

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Standing still.

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Moving left.

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Moving right quickly.

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Moving up slowly.

Question 7

What direction is this object moving?

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right

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left

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up

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down

Question 8

What do the light waves of a galaxy that is moving TOWARD us look like?

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blue shifted

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red shifted

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green shifted

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yellow shifted

Question 9

What do the light waves of a galaxy that is moving AWAY from us look like?

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red shifted

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blue shifted

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green shifted

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yellow shifted

Question 10

The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.

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Redshift

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Blueshift

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Turbulance

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Superposition

Question 11

Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.

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It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)

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It is not moving relative to Earth

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It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)

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It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)

Question 12

Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.

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It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)

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It is not moving

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It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)

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It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)

Question 13

Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.

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It is not moving relative to Earth

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It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)

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It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)

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It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)

Question 14

Which discovery(ies) came from our understanding redshift/ blueshift?

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All of the above (and many more)

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The universe is expanding

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Most galaxies are moving away from us

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Andromeda galaxy will collide with the Milky way in 3.75 billion years

Question 15

What is the Doppler effect?

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The observed change in frequency of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

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The observed change in amplitude of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

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The observed change in wave speed of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

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The observed change in equilibrium position of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

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