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WorksheetsRedshift and the Big Bang
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
The apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from two different locations is the __.
a)
Doppler Effect
b)
Drunken sailor
c)
Luminosity
d)
Parallax
2.
The shifting of wavelengths due to the change in motion of objects is called the _______.
a)
Redshift
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
Blueshift
d)
Parallax
3.
Redshift and cosmic background radiation is evidence supporting the _____________.
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Nebula
c)
Electromagnetic spectrum
d)
Hubble's Law
4.
_______________ mathematically shows the universe is expanding at a constant rate.
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Hubble's Law
c)
Cosmic Background Radiation
d)
Redshift
5.
If the object is moving away its light is shifted and is called ______________.
a)
Your mom
b)
No shift
c)
Blue shift
d)
Red shift
6.
The ___________ is used to read light as wavelengths.
a)
Parallax
b)
Electromagnetic spectrum
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Redshift
7.
The ____________________ uses temperature and luminosity to classify stars.
a)
Electromagnetic spectrum
b)
Redshift
c)
CMB Radiation
d)
HR diagram
8.
What conclusion can be made by comparing the two spectrums in the image?
a)
Galaxy is blueshifted; star is moving towards Earth.
b)
Galaxy is blueshifted; star is moving away from Earth.
c)
Galaxy is redshifted: star is moving away from Earth.
d)
Galaxy is redshifted; star is moving towards Earth.
9.
Evidence that the universe is expanding is best provided by the ________.
a)
spiral shape of the Milky Way galaxy
b)
red shift in the light from distant galaxies
c)
change in the swing direction of a Foucault pendulum
d)
parallelism of Earth’s axis in orbit
10.
Which galaxy is closer to Earth?
a)
A is closer because it has a greater shift
b)
A is closer because it has a smaller shift
c)
B is not the closer galaxy, it is further
d)
I like minions
11.
Which galaxy is moving faster?
a)
Galaxy B is moving faster because it had a bigger shift
b)
Galaxy B is moving slower because it had a bigger shift
c)
Galaxy A is moving faster because it had a smaller shift.
d)
Bunnies are scary
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