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OpenStudy (anonymous):

3) WILL GIVE MEDAL AND FAN!! A star that is moving away from an observer has its visible light shifted toward which end of the spectrum? a. blue b. red c. yellow d. white

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i shall go ahead and do some research :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks so much!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think this may be able to help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

arund the middle pages of that test it mentions questions like that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

around*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

same here :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm i found a wepikedia based on that and it keeps saying blue shift blue outliers it keeps mentioning blue so blue may be the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

at the same time they keep mentioning red shift so in between red and blue which do you think it is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im not so sure....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Neither am i give me one second..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Blueshift The shortening of a light wave from an object moving toward an observer. For example, when a star is traveling toward Earth, its light appears bluer. But didnt it say that the star is shifting AWAY from the observer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so maybe its A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A redshift occurs whenever a light source moves away from an observer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think it would be red

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because the question asked when its going AWAY blue moves forward not away .red is when it goes away

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or ya red!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

xD. Yea i'd go with red to

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well that took a while :) but im here to help.

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