
(a)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determine the objects surface chemical composition?
(b)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determine the object's surface temperature?
(c)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determine whether the Object is a low-densitycloud of gas or something more substantial
(d)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determinewhether the object has a hot upper atmosphere?
(e)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determinewhether the object is reflecting blue light from a star?
(f)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determinethe speed at which the
object is moving toward or away from us(g)
To explain:
How studying an object's spectrum can allow us to determinethe objects rotation rate?

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