Spectra lab

In this lab, we learned about three different spectars. They are Continuous, Emission, and Absorption.
Continuous Spectra (all the colors) are all of the colors in a rainbow. With the continuous spectra there is every  kind of wave and light in it. They are also called thermal spectrums.
Emission
The spectrum of bright lines, bands, or continuous radiation characteristics of and determined by a specific emitting substances subjected to a specific kind of excitation.The light is passed through a spectrometer, and the energy is dimmed in the spectrum, leaving only a small portion of light.
Absorption
The electromagnetic spectrum, broken by a specific pattern of dark lines or bands, observed when radiation traverses a particular absorbing medium. The absorption pattern in unique and can be used t identify the material. Theres a material that absorbs the light such as a cloud of gas. It's almost a continuous spectrum even though the black body in between you, and the light source is distorting it a little bit.

Hydrogen
orange green blue



Mercury
red yellow green blue purple

Nitrogen
red yellow purple green brown green blue purple

Argon
red orange yellow green purple

Helium
green blue orange red

Neon
red orange yellow brown green blue