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The _______determines an atom's chemical properties
Proton
Electron
Neutron
Nucleus
The number of _______ determines the element
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
______ occurs when light waves are being compressed and the frequency increases.
Redshift
Blueshift
______ occurs when a light emitting object is moving towards you .
Redshift
Blueshift
______ occurs when light waves are being stretched out and the frequency decreases.
Redshift
Blueshift
______ occurs when a light emitting object is moving away from you .
Redshift
Blueshift
When an electron gains energy, it becomes _______.
excited
quantized
amped up
Frequency and wavelength are ...
inversely related
directly proportional
the same thing
Protons are located in the...
nucleus
cloud
The highest energy light wave is...
gamma
radio
visible
infrared
The light wave with the longest wavelength is...
gamma
radio
visible
infrared
When the wavelength of a light wave decreases, energy of the wave ____.
increases
decreses
remains the same
Light is given off from an atom when...
electrons move to a higher shell
electrons drop from a higher shell
All parts of the electromagnetic spectrum pass through the atmosphere.
True
False
High frequency waves have ____ energy
high
low
All of the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum travel at the speed of light in space.
True
False
Which color star is the coolest?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Wien's Law is used to determine the ____ of an object.
temperature
mass
distance
composition
A ____ is a particle of light
Photon
Proton
Electron
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