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SPACE EXPLORATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An apparatus for producing and recording spectra for examination is called an ____
A
Satellite
B
Space probe
C
Spectroscope
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An optical spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -definition. In spectrum. …of spectra is called a spectroscope, and an instrument that photographs or maps spectra is a spectrograph.

Detailed explanation-3: -A spectroscope is a device that measures the spectrum of light. Early versions had a slit, a prism, and a screen with markings to indicate various wavelengths or frequencies; later versions were calibrated to electronic detectors.

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