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Directions Q. 6 to 10: Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

Spectrum Analysis and Astronomy

Each element in the periodic table can appear in gaseous form and produce its own spectrum unique to that element. Hydrogen will not look like Helium, which will not look like carbon which will not look like iron... and soon.

Astrophysists can identify what kinds of materials are present in stars from the analysis of star's spectra. This type of study is called astronomical spectroscopy.

The science of spectroscopy is quite sophisticated.

From spectrum lines analysis astrophysists can determine not only the element, but the temperature and density of that element in the star. The spectral line also can tell us about any magnetic field of the star.

The width of the line can tell us how fast the material is moving. We can learn about winds in stars from this. The shifting of spectral lines shift back and forth indicates that the star may be orbiting another star.

The following table shows a rough guide for the relationship between the temperature of a star and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Temperature (Kelvin) Predominant radiation Astronomical Examples 600 K Infrared Planets, warm dust 6,000 K Optical The photosphere of Sun and other stars 60,000 K UV The photosphere of very hot stars 600,000 K Soft X-rays The corona of the Sun 6,000,000 K X-rays The coronae of active stars

If the spectrum of a star is red or blue shifted, then it can be used to infer its velocity along the line of sight. Edwin Hubble observed that more distant   galaxies tended to have more red shifted spectra.

This establishes the theory of expansion of the universe.

What is astronomical spectroscopy?

A) Study of spectrum of star light and to identify its distance from Earth.

B) Study spectrum of star light and to identify what kinds of elements are present in stars.

C) Both (a) and (b)

D) None of the above