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Dec 6, 2023
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Broken Rainbows
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Part I: Emission Spectra
One of NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover’s biggest missions is to find traces of elements
and minerals that could have been used by life or produced by life.
1.
If you were the scientist in charge of investigating the question whether life
existed on Mars, which elements would excite you the most? Why?
Use the Emission Spectra Cheat Sheet to decipher the emission spectra of two samples
collected by the Curiosity Mars Rover.
2.
What two elements are represented in the emission spectra below? How might
you interpret these findings?
3.
What two elements are represented in the emission spectra below? How might
you interpret these findings?
Part II: Absorption Spectra
Scientists also use absorption patterns to figure out what stars and planets are made of.
Use the
interactive illustration
to decipher the absorption spectra of three mystery
planets.
4.
What two elements are represented in the absorption spectra below? How might
you interpret these findings?
5.
What three elements are represented in the absorption spectra below? How
might you interpret these findings?
6.
What four elements are represented in the absorption spectra below? How might
you interpret these findings?
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Part III: Discussion Questions
1.
How is emission spectra produced?
2.
How might emission spectra be used in studying stars?
3.
How are absorption spectra produced?
4.
How might absorption spectra be used in studying Nebula?
5.
How is spectroscopy or light spectra applicable to everyday life?