If Continuous Spectrum Light from a Star Passes Through a Cool

question 72

Multiple Choice

If continuous spectrum light from a star passes through a cool, low-density gas on its way to your telescope and spectroscope, ____ spectrum on the continuous spectrum results.

• A)a dark (absorption) line
• B)a bright (emission) line
• C)continuous

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