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Astronomy Quizzes 5-5

Description

Q & A from Quizzes

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Subject

Astronomy

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

10/06/2008

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Term

Quiz 5: The light incoming from an object moving toward you is said to be ___.

Definition

Blueshifted

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Quiz 5: The collecting area of a telescope is dependent on the square of its _________.

Definition

Radius

Term

Quiz 5: Messier was hunting____.

Definition

Comets

Term

Quiz 5: The study of light and its properties is called_______.

Definition

Spectroscopy

Term

Quiz 5: When observing a distant star, the star's velocity towards or away from the observer is called__

Definition

Radial