The doppler and Red shift effect Flashcards
What happens to the wavelength and frequency when a car is moving towards you?
The wavelength becomes shorter and the frequency becomes a higher pitch
What happens to the wavelength and frequency when the car is moving away from you?
The wavelength becomes longer and the frequency becomes a lower pitch.
What colour is given to a longer wavelength?
Red
What colour is given to a shorter wavelength?
Blue
What will a star in the sky look if it is moving away from us?
Red
List to pieces of evidence to support the Big Bang theory?
1) CMBR- Cosmetic Microwave background radiation
2) Galaxies are moving away from us
What is red shift?
The increase of a wavelength of light as a galaxy moves further away
What does red shift tell us about galaxies?
The further away the galaxy the bigger and faster the redshift
What is CMBR?
A form of electromagnetic radiation filling the universe
What is the “big bang theory”
Universe began from a very small initial point
How does red shift support evidence for the big bang theory?
An expanding universe must have originated from an initial point