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Is a star shifting to the red spectrum moving closer or farther from us?
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∙ 11y ago
If it were moving it would be moving away from our perspective. However, just because a star is shifting spectrum does not mean that it is moving; it could be entering the next stage of the star life cycle.
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Is the moon moving closer to the Earth or farther away?
The moon is moving further away by 1.5cm from the Earth every year.
How would the spectral lines of a star change when moving closer towards earth?
It would change by shifting to the wavelength blue.
Is the moon currently coming closer to earth?
The moon is very, very slowly moving farther from the Earth, at a rate of 3.8 centimeteres per year. This may have a small effect on tides.
Is the sun moving closer to the earth?
no
How can absorption and emission spectra be used by the Hubble space telescope to study the structured of stars or other objects found in deep space?
The light generated by stars is mostly generated by hydrogen fusion. The light emitted from hydrogen has a distinctive emission spectrum. The emission spectrum undergoes shifting when the source and the receiver (Hubble) are moving in relation to each other. The spectrum will shift to the higher frequencies and shorter wavelengths ("blue shift") when the source and receiver are moving towards each other. Due to the "fact" that the universe is expanding, the source and receiver are moving away from each other. This causes the emission spectrum to shift to lower frequencies and longer wavelengths ("red shift"). The amount of red shift is an indication of the rate at which the cource and the receiver are moving away from each other. The expanding of the universe implies that the farther a source is from the receiver, the farther away the source and receiver are from each other. The red shifts of current objects have estimated that the farthest objects that we see are ~10-15 (not sure of exact number) billion light years distant from earth. As for absorption, the light emitted from a star that passes through gases of interspace and of planets will be absorbed at different wavelengths depending on the elements contained within the gas. This allows the determination of planetary atmospheres and intergalactic clouds.
Will a planet or comet be moving faster in its orbit when it is closer to or farther from the sun?
Planets and comets move faster when they are closer to the sun.
Will a planet or comet be moving faster in it orbit when it is farther from or closer to the sun?
Planets and comets move faster when they are closer to the sun.
Is the moon moving closer to the Earth or farther away?
The moon is moving further away by 1.5cm from the Earth every year.
How would the spectral lines of a star change when moving closer towards earth?
It would change by shifting to the wavelength blue.
What happen if a light move closer to the object?
The redshift that scientists speak of in stars, indicating that they are moving away, is complemented by a shift toward the blue in the spectrum by light moving toward a viewer.
What evidence can prove that the ocean floor was moving?
Oceanic crust that was farther away from a mid-ocean ridge was older that crust closer to the ridge
What evidence proved the ocean floor was moving?
oceanic crust that was farther away from a mid-ocean ridge was older than crust closer to the ridge
How many different directions are you moving while sitting on a chair?
It depends on your reference point. You are moving when you move farther away from one reference point and closer to another. So an example of this could be that the floor is one reference point, and the ceiling is another. If you jump up, you would move closer to the ceiling and farther away from the floor. If you and a friend are your reference points, and you throw a ball to your friend, the ball moved bacause it went farther from you, and closer to your friend! That is how you know an object is moving! Now, technically we are always moving... the earth is moving! So if you are thinking about it like that, then maybe the sun is one reference point, and Mars could be the other! Who knows! But it just all depends on your reference point!
Is the Moon's orbital wobble changing from east west to north south and what will the effect be on Earth with Mars moving closer to the moon and is it pushing the moon closer to Earth?
The moon doesn't wobble, if you refer to the movement commonly called 'libration'. That is an apparent motion only, and not a true motion of the moon. There is both east/west libration and north/south libration, and they are independent of one another. Mars is not pushing the moon closer to earth. On average, the moon is very slowly moving farther and farther from the earth, not closer.
Is north America moving closer to japan or moving away?
Closer
Is it true that the farther away from Earth a galaxy is the slower it is moving?
incorrect. The farther away from earth a galaxy is, the faster it is moving.
What are the caueses of climate change?
You know, being closer to the sun as it revolves around the earth, searing heat and blinding sunshine, earth moving farther away from the sun, etc.
