Chemistry 101 (CHEMISTRY101)

Name: Date: Student Exploration: Star Spectra Vocabulary: absorption spectrum, binary star, blueshift, Cepheid variable, emission spectrum, giant star, nebula, redshift, spectrum, star Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. What happens when light goes through a prism? splits into the colours of the rainbow This band of colors is called a spectrum. 2. A rainbow is an example of a spectrum. What is the sequence of colors in a rainbow? red, orange, yellow, green, blue, ind...