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2 days ago
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An astronomer observes that the wavelength of light from a distant star is shifted toward the red part of the visible spectrum.

Which of the following is true? - The distance between the earth and the star is decreasing. - The distance between the earth and the star is remaining constant. - The distance between the earth and the star is increasing.
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1 answer:
Yuliya22 [3.2K]2 days ago
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Answer:

The separation between Earth and the star is growing.

Explanation:

When we witness the electromagnetic radiation of an object shifting towards the blue spectrum, it indicates that the object is moving closer, which compresses the light waves and decreases the wavelength towards blue, referred to as blueshift.

Conversely, when an object retreats from us rapidly, its light waves are stretched, resulting in a longer wavelength that shifts towards the red part of the spectrum. This shift is termed redshift.

The alteration of wavelength and frequency due to relative motion (approaching or receding) is explained by the Doppler effect.

In this case, since the light we detect from the star has transitioned to the red part of the spectrum, we can infer that it is moving away from Earth, indicating that the distance between the star and Earth is increasing.

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