What Type of Spectrum, If Any, Would Be Produced If

question 61

Multiple Choice

What type of spectrum, if any, would be produced if the light radiated by a heated atomic gas were to be dispersed through a prism?

• A) a continuous band of color
• B) a continuous band of color with some dark lines (missing wavelengths)
• C) only blue light
• D) only red light
• E) discrete lines of different colors

---

Definitions:

Residual

The difference between observed values and the expected values in a statistical model, indicating the error or deviation from the predicted model outcome.

R Squared

A statistical measure of how close the data are to a fitted regression line, indicating the proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained by the independent variable(s).

Electricity Usage

The amount of electrical energy consumed by a household, organization, or area within a specific period.

Linear Model

A statistical model that assumes a linear relationship between the input variables (predictors) and a single output variable.