What Is the Most Accurate Way to Determine the Surface

question 100

Multiple Choice

What is the most accurate way to determine the surface temperature of a star?

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

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