Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Hubble's law and the Big Bang theory

Hubble's law and the Big Bang theory — practice question

(a)[1]

State Wien’s displacement law in words.

(b(i))[2]

Fig. 10.1 gives the wavelength distributions of electromagnetic radiation from stars A and B. The surface temperature of star A is $5800\,\text{K}$. Find the surface temperature of star B.

(b(ii))[2]

Star B looks less bright than star A when seen from Earth. Use Fig. 10.1 to suggest, with a reason, how the physical appearance of star B differs from that of star A.

(c(i))[2]

The lines in Fig. 10.1 have already been corrected for redshift. State what redshift means.

(c(ii))[2]

Explain how cosmologists can tell that light from a distant star has experienced redshift.

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