Red Shift

Question 1

When something is moving away from you the frequency seems …

Answer 1

Lower

Question 2

Does the Doppler effect work in both types of wave

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Different elements absorb….

Answer 3

Different frequencies of light

Question 4

The frequency that a element absorbs creates a

Answer 4

pattern on the element

Question 5

What is different about the patterns made on elements on different planets

Answer 5

They are shifted to the red side of the spectrum

Question 6

What does red shift show

Answer 6

That distant planets are moving away

Question 7

When did the Big Bang happen

Answer 7

14 billion years ago

Question 8

Name and describe an alternate theory to the creation of universe

Answer 8

Solid state- that the universe is the same as it always has been and red shift is just new matter being created

Question 9

Other than red shift what else provides evidence for the Big Bang theory

Answer 9

Cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR)

Question 10

Why does CMBR help explain the Big Bang theory

Answer 10

Because wen the Big Bang occurred lots of hot energy was formed this has slowly cooled leaving microwaves

Question 11

Name two limitations to the Big Bang Theory

Answer 11

Unexplainable observations (theory predicts the universe to be shrinking but is expanding)
It can't explain what was there in the first place

Question 12

When an object moves towards you the frequency seems…

Answer 12

Higher