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Standard XII
Physics
Doppler Effect in Light Waves
When the ligh...
Question
When the light source is moving away, the Doppler effect for light is known as:
A
Red Shift
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Green Shift
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Yellow Shift
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D
Blue Shift
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Solution
The correct option is
A
Red Shift
When the wavelength of the light gets lengthened by the Doppler shift, we refer to the change as red shift.
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