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Author Question: If a source of light is approaching us at 3,000 km/sec, then all its waves are A (Read 1287 times)

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If a source of light is approaching us at 3,000 km/sec, then all its waves are
A) blue shifted by 1%.
B) red shifted by 1%.
C) not affected, as c is constant regardless of the direction of motion.
D) blue shifted out of the visible spectrum into the ultraviolet.
E) red shifted out of the visible into the infrared.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2013
I know the answer! It's A.


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