electromagnetic spectrum. speed of light: 186,000 miles/second 300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)

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Page 1: Electromagnetic Spectrum. Speed of Light: 186,000 miles/second 300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)

Electromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic Spectrum

Page 2: Electromagnetic Spectrum. Speed of Light: 186,000 miles/second 300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)

Speed of Light: Speed of Light: 186,000 miles/second186,000 miles/second

300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)

Page 3: Electromagnetic Spectrum. Speed of Light: 186,000 miles/second 300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)

Christian Doppler, 1842Christian Doppler, 1842

Austrian mathematician Austrian mathematician and physicist. and physicist.

Doppler EffectDoppler Effect: A change A change in the in the WavelengthWavelength and and FrequencyFrequency of the wave of a of the wave of a moving objectmoving object as observed as observed by a stationary observer.by a stationary observer.

Page 4: Electromagnetic Spectrum. Speed of Light: 186,000 miles/second 300,000 km/sec (300,000,000 m/sec)
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Red ShiftRed Shift and and Blue ShiftBlue Shift…… Stars/Galaxies?… Go …… Stars/Galaxies?… Go Red Red !

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The wavelength of light emitted by stars and galaxies is “shifted” toward red. By applying our knowledge of the Doppler Effect, we can conclude that objects in the Universe are moving away from each other. This red shift helps support the Big Bang Theory which suggests the Universe is expanding from a single explosive event billions of years ago.