The Electromagnetic Spectrum - Page 3
Questions
- Light from the sun travels through space to Earth's atmosphere. What will light waves do when they move from empty space into matter made up of different gases?
- In which layer of the atmosphere are the ionized particles that cause the aurora borealis?
- What is interferometric acuity?
- How do masers work compared to a laser?
- A space-based telescope can achieve a diffraction-limited angular resolution of 0.14 for red light (wavelength 650 nm). What would the resolution of the instrument be in the ultraviolet, at 150nm ?
- What causes gamma ray bursts?
- What is the smallest elementary particle?
- What does ultraviolet light from hot stars in very distant galaxies reaches us in the form of?
- Can radio waves be used as a form of x-ray?
- How do electromagnetic waves travel?
- How are gamma ray bursts classified?
- How do gamma ray bursts affect earth?
- What is electromagnetic radiation and how does it relate to the electromagnetic spectrum?
- What does the Doppler Effect tell astronomers about the universe?
- How much energy is required to release one photon?
- Can you determine the length of a solar flare based off of the energy level?