Chapter 2: Light and Telescopes

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A blackbody emits all its radiation at a single frequency.

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Earth's atmosphere is transparent to all forms of electromagnetic radiation.

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The peak of an object's emitted radiation occurs at a frequency determined by the object's temperature.

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Imagine an emission spectrum produced by a container of hydrogen gas. Changing the amount of hydrogen in the container will change the colors of the lines in the spectrum.

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The wavelengths of the emission lines produced by an element are different from the wavelengths of the absorption lines produced by the same element.

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As a rule, larger telescopes can detect fainter objects.

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An object having a temperature of 300 K would be best observed with an infrared telescope.

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Visible light is a particular type of radiation and travels through space in the form of a .

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A ( wave, period, wavelength, amplitude ) is characterized by its ( wave, period, wavelength, amplitude ), the length of time taken for one complete cycle; its ( wave, period, wavelength, amplitude ), the distance between successive wave crests; and its ( wave, period, wavelength, amplitude ), which measures the size of the disturbance associated with the wave.

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A wave's ❌ counts the number of wave ❌ passing a given point in one second.

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frequency

crests

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A beam of white light is bent, or , as it passes through a prism.

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Different frequencies of light are refracted by different amounts, splitting light into its component colors: the spectrum.

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The color of visible light indicates its wavelength: red light has a ( longer, shorter ) wavelength than blue light.

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The entire ❌ spectrum consists of (in order of increasing frequency) ❌, ❌, ❌, ❌, ❌, and ❌.

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electromagnetic

radio waves

infrared radiation

visible light

ultraviolet radiation

X-rays

gamma rays

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The of an object is a measure of the speed of its component particles.

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The intensity of radiation of different frequencies emitted by a hot object has a characteristic distribution, called a , that depends only on the object's temperature.

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A ❌ is the characteristic way in which the ❌ of radiation emitted by a hot object depends on ❌. The frequency at which the emitted intensity is highest is an indication of the ❌ of the radiating object. Also referred to as the ❌.

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blackbody curve

intensity

frequency

temperature

Planck curve

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A ( telescope, spectroscope, interferometer ) is a device for splitting a beam of radiation into its component frequencies and displaying them on a screen or detector for detailed study.

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Many hot objects emit a continuous ❌ of ❌, containing light of all ❌.

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spectrum

radiation

wavelengths

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The Universe at a Glance

Chapter 2: Light and Telescopes

Chapter 2: Light and Telescopes

Pregunta 1 de 19

A blackbody emits all its radiation at a single frequency.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 19

Earth's atmosphere is transparent to all forms of electromagnetic radiation.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 19

The peak of an object's emitted radiation occurs at a frequency determined by the object's temperature.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 19

Imagine an emission spectrum produced by a container of hydrogen gas. Changing the amount of hydrogen in the container will change the colors of the lines in the spectrum.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 19

The wavelengths of the emission lines produced by an element are different from the wavelengths of the absorption lines produced by the same element.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 19

As a rule, larger telescopes can detect fainter objects.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 19

An object having a temperature of 300 K would be best observed with an infrared telescope.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 19

Rellena los espacios en blanco para completar el texto.

Visible light is a particular type of radiation and travels through space in the form of a .

Explicación

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 19

A wave's ❌ counts the number of wave ❌ passing a given point in one second.

Arrastra y suelta para completar el texto.

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 19

Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

A beam of white light is bent, or , as it passes through a prism.

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 19

Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

Different frequencies of light are refracted by different amounts, splitting light into its component colors: the spectrum.

Explicación

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

The color of visible light indicates its wavelength: red light has a longer shorter( longer, shorter ) wavelength than blue light.

Explicación

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The entire ❌ spectrum consists of (in order of increasing frequency) ❌, ❌, ❌, ❌, ❌, and ❌.

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Explicación

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Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

The of an object is a measure of the speed of its component particles.

Explicación

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Rellena los espacios en blanco para completar el texto.

The intensity of radiation of different frequencies emitted by a hot object has a characteristic distribution, called a , that depends only on the object's temperature.

Explicación

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A ❌ is the characteristic way in which the ❌ of radiation emitted by a hot object depends on ❌. The frequency at which the emitted intensity is highest is an indication of the ❌ of the radiating object. Also referred to as the ❌.

Arrastra y suelta para completar el texto.

Explicación

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Selecciona la opción correcta del menú desplegable para completar el texto.

A telescope spectroscope interferometer( telescope, spectroscope, interferometer ) is a device for splitting a beam of radiation into its component frequencies and displaying them on a screen or detector for detailed study.

Explicación

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Many hot objects emit a continuous ❌ of ❌, containing light of all ❌.

Arrastra y suelta para completar el texto.

Explicación

The color of visible light indicates its wavelength: red light has a ( longer, shorter ) wavelength than blue light.

A ( telescope, spectroscope, interferometer ) is a device for splitting a beam of radiation into its component frequencies and displaying them on a screen or detector for detailed study.