Red Shift Blue Shift

The spectral lines for the Galaxy in the Local Group are ___, indicating it is moving ___ us.

• red-shifted, toward

• red-shifted, away from

• blue-shifted, away from

• blue-shifted, toward

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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A distant star is between our Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy. It emits mostly yellow light as it approaches the Andromeda galaxy. How would the color appear to an alien in the Andromeda galaxy?

• The star’s light would be shifted closer to the color red

• The star’s light would be shifted closer to the color blue

• The star’s light would not appear to be different

• It depends on how fast the star is traveling

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What causes the redshift observed in astronomy?

• The decrease in the speed of light from distant galaxies

• The increase in the speed of light from distant galaxies

• The movement of galaxies away from us, stretching the light waves

• The movement of galaxies towards us, compressing the light waves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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When objects move towards you, the wavelength...

• Increases (gets longer)

• Decreases (gets shorter)

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The top spectra is the laboratory spectra and is not moving. What type of shift is shown with the bottom spectra and is the object moving towards or away from the observer?

• Red Shift

  Towards

• 
  Red Shift

  Away

• Blue Shift

  Towards

• Blue Shift

  Away

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• 
  Moving towards the Earth

• Moving away from the Earth

• 
  This is a trick question that cannot be answered

• 
  It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the red side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• Moving towards the Earth

• Moving away from the Earth

• This is a trick question that cannot be answered

• Running from Chuck Norris

Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?

• They produce more red light than nearby galaxies

• They are moving away from us

• The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust

• They are moving toward us

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The absorption lines in the spectrum for Galaxy A are (a)   when compared to the lines for the Milky Way.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which phenomenon is best described by the Doppler effect?

• The bending of light around corners

• The change in frequency of a wave relative to an observer who is moving relative to the wave source

• The interference pattern of waves

• The polarization of light

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1