Electromagnetic spectrum and the Doppler Effect

Electromagnetic spectrum and the Doppler Effect

Multiple Choice

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.

Multiple Choice

Our Sun and solar system lies within the ____ arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

• Cygnus

• Perseus

• Sagittarius

• Orion

Multiple Choice

The longest waves are

• radio waves

• microwaves

• visible light waves

• gamma waves

Multiple Choice

On the electromagnetic spectrum, the further to right of the spectrum, the ____________ the wave lengths

• longer

• shorter

Multiple Choice

The sun, fire, and living things give off _________ waves

• Ultraviolet

• Infrared

• micro

• gamma

Multiple Choice

X-rays are ______________ than radio waves

• longer

• shorter

​The Doppler Effect

Multiple Choice

In ____shift, the galaxies appear _____ in color b/c they are moving away from us.

• blue; red
• red; red
• red; blue
• blue; blue

Multiple Choice

You are walking on the side of the road and a car is coming up behind you. The sound the car makes coming up behind you will be _______________ then when the car passes you.

• A low pitch because the sound waves will be a lower frequency.

• A higher pitch because the sound waves will be a lower frequency.

• A higher pitch because the sound waves will be a higher frequency.

• A low pitch because the sound waves will be a higher frequency.

Multiple Choice

What is the best evidence for the Big Bang theory?

• How fast light can travel

• The expansion of the Universe

• Creation of new planets

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That's all for Thursday's Class​

Enjoy your rainy day! -Mr. Boyd​