Diagram of spectrum of Sun. Which of the following best describes why the Sun’s

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Diagram of spectrum of Sun.

Which of the following best describes why the Sun’s spectrumcontains black lines over an underlying rainbow?

A The rainbow colors represent emission by particular chemical elements, while the black lines represent gaps where no element can emit light.
B The Sun produces a continuous rainbow of color,while the black lines are caused by atoms and molecules in Earth'satmosphere.
C The Sun produces a continuous rainbow of color,while the black lines are caused by imperfections in the instruments used to record the spectrum.
D The Sun’s hot interior produces a continuous rainbow of color, but cooler gas at the surface absorbs light at particular wavelengths.

Explanation / Answer

D The Sun

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