General Astronomy Test - Types of Spectra

Q1: What type of spectrum is produced when light passes through a cool gas and atoms absorb specific wavelengths?

• Continuous spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Emission spectrum

Q2: Which type of spectrum is produced by a source that emits light at all visible wavelengths?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q3: What type of spectrum is produced by a low-density cloud of gas that is heated by nearby stars or other energy sources?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q4: Which type of spectrum contains dark lines at specific wavelengths that correspond to the absorption of light by specific elements?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q5: What type of spectrum is produced when an incandescent solid, liquid, or gas emits light across a continuous range of colors?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q6: Which type of spectrum is produced by a hot, low-density gas that emits light at specific wavelengths?

• Continuous spectrum
• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum

Q7: What type of spectrum is produced when an incandescent solid, liquid, or gas emits light across a continuous range of colors?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q8: What type of spectrum is produced when light is emitted by excited atoms in a high-temperature gas?

• Continuous spectrum
• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum

Q9: What type of spectrum is produced when light passes through a hot, low-density gas and atoms absorb specific wavelengths?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q10: Which type of spectrum is produced by a hot, low-density gas that emits light at specific wavelengths?

• Continuous spectrum
• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum

Q11: What type of spectrum is produced when an electric current is passed through a low-pressure gas and the gas emits light at specific wavelengths?

• Absorption spectrum
• Emission spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q12: What type of spectrum is produced by a hot solid, liquid, or dense gas and shows a continuous range of colors?

• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum
• Emission spectrum

Q13: What type of spectrum is produced by a hot solid, liquid, or dense gas and shows a continuous range of colors?

• Absorption spectrum
• Emission spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q14: What type of spectrum is produced when light passes through a cool gas and elements absorb specific wavelengths?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q15: Which type of spectrum can be used to determine the composition of stars and other celestial objects?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum

Q16: What type of spectrum is produced by a low-density cloud of gas that is heated by nearby stars or other energy sources?

• Emission spectrum
• Continuous spectrum
• Absorption spectrum

Q17: Which type of spectrum can be used to determine the composition of stars and other celestial objects?

• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum
• Emission spectrum

Q18: What type of spectrum is produced by a hot, thin gas that emits light only at specific wavelengths?

• Emission spectrum
• Continuous spectrum
• Absorption spectrum

Q19: Which type of spectrum is also known as a dark-line spectrum?

• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum
• Emission spectrum

Q20: Which type of spectrum is also known as a dark-line spectrum?

• Emission spectrum
• Absorption spectrum
• Continuous spectrum