Redshift
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
In a Doppler red shift, the observed wavelengths of light from distant space objects appear closer to the red end of the spectrum than light from similar nearby space objects. The explanation for the red shift is that the universe is presently
Getting smaller
Expanding
Not changing in size
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The more that the spectral lines of a star are shifted to the red end of the spectrum
the larger it is.
the hotter it is
the faster it is moving away from us
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A star moving away from the Earth will have a spectrum containing
red shifted lines
blue shifted lines
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Doppler effect predicts that light from a source moving away from Earth will have
shorter wavelengths.
longer wavelengths.
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to Hubble's law faster moving galaxies are now
further away from us
closer to us
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
It is not moving
It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)
It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)
It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
NGSS.HS-PS4-4
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