Some Quasars Show Absorption Spectra with a Smaller Redshift Than

question 101

Multiple Choice

Some quasars show absorption spectra with a smaller redshift than their emission spectra;this indicates that:

• A)we still don't understand redshifts.
• B)they are much closer than previously thought.
• C)there is cooler gas between us and the quasar.
• D)their black holes are still contracting.
• E)their black holes are still expanding.

---

Definitions:

ESOP

Employee Stock Ownership Plan, a program that provides a company's workforce with an ownership interest in the company, usually in the form of stock shares.

Senior Debt Financing

A type of debt that has priority over other unsecured or otherwise more junior debt owed by the issuer in terms of repayment in the event of a sale or bankruptcy.

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security that represents ownership in a corporation and gives shareholders voting rights and a dividend.

Subordinated-Debt Capital

A type of loan that ranks below other loans and securities with respect to claims on assets or earnings in the event of a liquidation or bankruptcy.