Question

What can spectroscopes tell us about a space object?(1 point)
Responses

calculate location
calculate location

determine temperature, chemical composition, and size
determine temperature, chemical composition, and size

determine temperature, chemical composition, and speed
determine temperature, chemical composition, and speed

provide imagery
provide imagery

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**determine temperature, chemical composition, and speed**

Spectroscopes analyze the light spectrum emitted or absorbed by space objects, which helps determine their temperature, chemical composition, and speed (through the Doppler effect).