Key term for OCR GCSE Physics B, used in The Big Bang.
A continuous spectrum of light interrupted by dark lines or bands, caused by specific wavelengths being absorbed by elements in a gas.
Absorption spectrum appears in OCR GCSE Physics B revision content for Matter – models and explanations, especially The Big Bang and The Big Bang.
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