Study Guide for test #2 (Spectroscopy) (things to know)

Question 1

What are the layers of the sun?

Answer 1

Core, Radiative zone, convection zone, (outer layers>) Photosphere, Chromosphere, Tranisition reigion, and Corona.

Question 2

Parts of a simple wave..?

Answer 2

Crest(highest point of the wave) trough (lowest point of the wave) and Height: The vertical distance between the wave trough and the wave crest.

Question 3

Electromagnetic radiation forms?

Answer 3

radio waves, microwaves, infrared (IR), visible light, ultraviolet (UV), X-rays and gamma rays

Question 4

Examples of ER forms?

Answer 4

Telivision, cooking, radiators, making things visible, fluroscent tubes, used to seen things inside bodies and objects, used in medicine to kill cancer cells.

Question 5

What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

Answer 5

The light refracts and reflects the visible light.

Question 6

What happens when light enters an object?

Answer 6

It can be transmitted, reflected, refracted, or absorbed.

Question 7

Is blue or red shift longer?

Answer 7

BLUE SHIFT IS SHORTER THAN RED.