The Most Accurate Way to Determine the Surface Temperature of a Star

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Multiple Choice

The most accurate way to determine the surface temperature of a star is to study

• A)the pattern of absorption lines from various atoms.
• B)the relative intensities of light measured through different photometric filters.
• C)the peak wavelength of the star's continuous blackbody spectrum.
• D)pattern of emission lines that are on the star's spectrum.

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