Multiple Choice
You shine a beam of monochromatic light from Earth to an astronaut friend in orbit. The light your friend receives, relative to light from an equivalent source on the spaceship, is slightly
A) lower in frequency.
B) higher in frequency.
C) weaker but no different in frequency.
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