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Date May 2012 Marks available 3 Reference code 12M.3.SL.TZ1.3
Level Standard level Paper Paper 3 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Deduce and State Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

This question is about the Doppler effect.

Describe the Doppler effect.

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a.

A spectral line from a source on Earth has a frequency of 4.672×1014 Hz. When this same line is observed from a distant galaxy it is found to have shifted to 4.669×1014 Hz.

(i) State the direction of the motion of the galaxy relative to Earth.

(ii) Deduce the speed of the galaxy relative to Earth.

[4]
b.

Markscheme

(apparent) shift in frequency of wave;
when relative motion between source of waves and observer;
approach gives increase in frequency / recession decrease in frequency;
Allow answer in terms of red or blue shifts.

a.

(i) galaxy moving away from Earth;

(ii) rearranges data book equation thus vΔffc;
v=3.0×1011×3×1084.672×1014;
v=1.93×105ms1;

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 9: Wave phenomena » 9.5 – Doppler effect
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