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Pre-Lab Quiz: Spectroscopy Stumpers
Discuss each question with your team. Be prepared to explain the reasoning behind your team's answers after the quiz.
- Which of the following best describes visible light?
- The entire electromagnetic spectrum is visible
- Only a small portion of wavelengths are visible
- Only the shortest wavelengths are visible
- Only the longest wavelengths are visible
- Don't be ridiculous! You can't see light, it's far too fast!
- Which of these wavelengths is the shortest?
- Microwaves
- Infrared
- Visible
- X-Rays
- Gamma Rays
- While observing the night sky you notice four stars: One red, one white, one blue, and one yellow. Which of these stars is hottest and which is coolest?
- The temperature of the stars cannot be determined by their color
- The red star is hottest and the blue star is coolest
- The white star is hottest and the yellow star is coolest
- The white star is hottest and the red star is coolest
- The blue star is hottest and the red star is coolest
- Which of the following properties of an object can potentially be determined by observing light emitted by it?
- Chemical composition
- Temperature and luminosity
- Distance and relative motion
- All of the above
- None of the above