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Which term best describes how light waves from a star are affected as the star moves toward earth?

A.Diffraction

B.Redshift

C.Blueshift

D.Cosmological Redshift

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Answer:

Answer:C.

Explanation:

Blueshift"If a star is moving towards the earth, its light is shifted to higher frequencies on the color spectrum (towards the green/blue/violet/ultraviolet/x-ray/gamma-ray end of the spectrum). A higher frequency shift is called a "blue shift"

Blueshift is the best term to describe how light waves from a star are affected as the star moves toward earth.

What is Blueshift?

  • Blueshift is the displacement of the spectrum to shorter wavelengths in the light coming from distant celestial objects moving toward the observer.
  • Blueshift is an example of doppler effect.

How light waves from a star are affected as the star moves toward earth?

  • Due to blueshift light wave coming from the star shift to longer wavelength to shorter wavelength.
  • As a result we see stars blinking and shining.

So, the correct answer is option C blueshift.

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