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From where in a star is the light absorbed to form absorption lines in its observed spectrum?
Can someone please help me solve this and explain how you figure this out? Thanks!!
From where in a star is the light absorbed to form absorption lines in its observed spectrum?
None of the above
The core
The convective zone
The radiative zone
The atmosphere
The answer is the atmosphere. I just had a quiz on this in my astronomy class.
However, this quote is from MSN's Encarta Encyclopedia, I think when they say "photosphere" they are referring to the upper-most area, which can probably be used interchangeably with the "atmosphere":
"Each absorption line is created when sunlight passes through the gases in the Sun’s photosphere. Atoms and ions of each element in the gas absorb light at certain wavelengths, creating dark gaps in the Sun’s spectrum."
and..
"The upper layers of the photosphere are cooler and less dense than the deeper layters, so you see absorption lines in the solar spectrum."
From an astronomy website.
I would look in the textbook. Just skimming, I didn't find much. My professor likes to throw in random things like this that you can't find in the book.
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