Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

If something is hurtling towards us at 0.9c (90% speed of light) it exhibits

  1. Blue Shift

  2. Red Shift

  3. Green Shift

  4. Dangling

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Explanation

According to the Doppler effect, when a source moves toward an observer, light waves are compressed (shorter wavelength), causing a blueshift. At 0.9c, this relativistic blueshift would be dramatic.