Doppler Shift

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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When objects move away from an observer, how do we describe the shift in wavelength?
Red Shift
Blue Shift
Yellow Shift
Stick Shift
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When objects move toward the observer, how do we describe the shift in wavelength?
Red Shift
Blue Shift
Yellow Shift
Stick Shift
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The top spectra is the laboratory spectra and is not moving. What type of shift is shown with the bottom spectra and is the object moving towards or away from the observer?
Red Shift
Towards
Red Shift
Away
Blue Shift
Towards
Blue Shift
Away
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
5.
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
Running from Chuck Norris
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
6.
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 (top row) to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth (bottom row).
It is not moving
It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)
It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)
It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
NGSS.HS-PS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?
They produce more red light than nearby galaxies
They are moving away from us
The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust
They are moving toward us
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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