A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Red shift
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a process in which the light coming from far away objects in space is seen to move from the blue end of the spectrum (= the range of colours into which a beam of light can be separated) to the red end as it moves farther away, because the wavelengths (= the distances between the waves of energy) become longer:
Red shift meaning & definition 1 of Red shift.
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a change in the way that light reaches the earth from stars and other objects in space because they are moving away from the earth
Red shift meaning & definition 2 of Red shift.
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