The doppler and Red shift effect Flashcards

1
Q

What happens to the wavelength and frequency when a car is moving towards you?

A

The wavelength becomes shorter and the frequency becomes a higher pitch

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What happens to the wavelength and frequency when the car is moving away from you?

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The wavelength becomes longer and the frequency becomes a lower pitch.

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3
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What colour is given to a longer wavelength?

A

Red

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4
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What colour is given to a shorter wavelength?

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Blue

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5
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What will a star in the sky look if it is moving away from us?

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Red

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6
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List to pieces of evidence to support the Big Bang theory?

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1) CMBR- Cosmetic Microwave background radiation

2) Galaxies are moving away from us

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7
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What is red shift?

A

The increase of a wavelength of light as a galaxy moves further away

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8
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What does red shift tell us about galaxies?

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The further away the galaxy the bigger and faster the redshift

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9
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What is CMBR?

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A form of electromagnetic radiation filling the universe

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10
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What is the “big bang theory”

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Universe began from a very small initial point

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11
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How does red shift support evidence for the big bang theory?

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An expanding universe must have originated from an initial point

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