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Quick questions on Cosmology: the electromagnetic spectrum, line spectra and redshift - SQA National 5 Physics
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Name two bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, other than visible light, used to study the universe. [1 mark]
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State what a line spectrum tells astronomers about a star. [1 mark]
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A line at rest wavelength is observed at . Calculate the redshift. [2 marks]
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