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Sort the spectra

Exercise and reference answers

Items
  1. Group
    Continuous
    Item
    Rainbow band
  2. Group
    Continuous
    Item
    Light bulb
  3. Group
    Continuous
    Item
    Dense gas
  4. Group
    Absorption
    Item
    Dark lines
  5. Group
    Absorption
    Item
    Cool cloud
  6. Group
    Absorption
    Item
    Sun lines
  7. Group
    Emission
    Item
    Bright lines
  8. Group
    Emission
    Item
    Hot thin gas
  9. Group
    Emission
    Item
    Glowing tube
Groups
  1. Item
    Continuous
  2. Item
    Absorption
  3. Item
    Emission
Instructions
Drop each item onto continuous, absorption or emission.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 5, Radiation and Spectra._
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