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Taking Apart the Light

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What elements are Saturn's rings mostly composed of?

a)

Hydrogen & Helium

b)

Rocks & Metals

c)

Helium & Carbon

d)

Iron & Carbon

2.

How do scientists know what Saturn is made of?

a)

Using a telescope

b)

Using a technique called spectroscopy

c)

By sending a spacecraft to Saturn

d)

Guessing based on its size

3.

What are the main components of the Sun?

a)

Oxygen and nitrogen

b)

Helium and oxygen

c)

Hydrogen and helium

d)

Carbon and nitrogen

4.

What are atoms made of?

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Neutrons and electrons

c)

Protons and neutrons

d)

Protons, neutrons, and electrons

5.

What is the most abundant element in the universe?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Helium

6.

What are the smallest units of light energy called?

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Photons

7.

What determines the color of light?

a)

Intensity

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

8.

What is a spectrum?

a)

A separation of different wavelengths of light

b)

A type of prism

c)

A type of telescope

d)

A continuous band of colors

9.

What are the missing wavelengths in the spectra called?

a)

Emission lines

b)

Continuous spectrum

c)

Absorption lines

d)

Spectroscopy lines

10.

What do emission lines in the spectrum of a star indicate?

a)

The temperature of the star

b)

The composition of the star

c)

The distance of the star from Earth

d)

The size of the star