Multiple Choice
The spectrum of the Sun
A) is a continuous spectrum without any absorption lines.
B) would show no absorption lines if the spectrum were taken from aboard a spacecraft above Earth's atmosphere.
C) contains absorption lines due to Earth's atmosphere as well as the Sun's outer atmosphere.
D) contains many bright emission lines as well as absorption lines.
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