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3. Classify the different types of spectra by how they are created. Physical science

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Most light sources can be classified into three main types: continuous, absorption, and emission. A hot, opaque object, like the filament in an incandescent light bulb, emits a continuous spectrum, having light of all wavelengths. A hot, dense gas is another example of an object that emits a continuous spectrum.

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