If Light from a Hot, Dense Star Passes Through a Cool

question 57

Multiple Choice

If light from a hot, dense star passes through a cool cloud of gas,

• A) the atoms of the gas cloud will add energy to the overall spectrum, enhancing it at specific wavelengths to produce emission lines.
• B) the cool gas will not affect the spectrum of the star because cool atoms cannot absorb light.
• C) the whole spectrum will be reduced in intensity.
• D) only specific wavelengths of light will be removed from the spectrum.

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