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Light Spectra and what it can tell us

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

2.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

3.
What gases are in the unknown mixture?
a)
Gas B & Gas D
b)
Gas C & Gas B
c)
Gas A & Gas D
d)
Gas D & Gas C
4.
What is found on the x axis of an H-R diagram?
a)
Luminosity
(or brightness)
b)
Temperature
c)
Star Size
d)
Distance
5.

What is found on the Y axis of an H-R diagram

a)

Luminosity

(or brightness)

b)

Temperature

c)

Star Size

d)

Distance

6.

The luminosity value is assigned to a star based on...

a)

How hot it is

b)

Relative brightness compared to our Sun

c)

Distance from Earth

d)

Relative Temperature compared to our Sun

7.

Which category is our Sun located in?

a)

White Dwarfs

b)

Supergiants

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Giants

8.

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

a)

Extremely Large and Cold

b)

Small with a medium temperature

c)

Medium size with medium temperature

9.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

What effect does fast rotational velocity of a star have on the spectrum produced?

a)

The Spectra is spread out

b)

The Spectra is narrower

c)

The Spectra is blurred

d)

The Spectra is shifted toward the red end of the spectrum

11.

What effect does fast Star translational velocity have on the spectra observed?

a)

Spectra is missing thin lines due to reemission from certain elements

b)

Spectra is less bright

c)

Spectra is blurred

d)

Spectra produced appears to be shifted toward either the Blue or Red ends of the Spectrum

12.

What evidence indicates the density of a star?

a)

Blurring of absorbtion lines

b)

Spreading of the Spectrum

c)

Temperature of star

d)

Size of star