GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BIG BANG THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a galaxy is moving away from Earth, the wavelength of light it is giving off is
A
stretched
B
squeezed together
C
broken up
D
burnt out
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As an object moves away from us, the sound or light waves emitted by the object are stretched out, which makes them have a lower pitch and moves them towards the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum, where light has a longer wavelength. In the case of light waves, this is called redshift.

Detailed explanation-2: -The wavelength of light emitted by a moving object is shifted. This effect is called the doppler shift. If the object is coming toward you, the light is shifted toward shorter wavelengths, blue shifted . If the object is going away from you, the light is shifted toward longer wavelengths, red shifted .

Detailed explanation-3: -The waves travel at the same speed, but the observed frequency depends on any relative motion between the observer and source. When the observed frequency changes, so does the wavelength. If the observer and source are moving toward each other, then the frequency increases and the wavelength decreases.

Detailed explanation-4: -When an object is moving away from us, the light from the object is known as redshift, and when an object is moving towards us, the light from the object is known as blueshift.

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