Multiple Choice
We can determine the surface temperature of a star from
A) studying its continuous spectrum.
B) studying its line absorption spectrum.
C) measuring the star's luminosity.
D) studying its continuous spectrum and measuring the star's luminosity.
E) studying its continuous spectrum, studying its line absorption spectrum, and measuring the star's luminosity.
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