A star's color is related to its surface temperature because
A) stars emit thermal radiation.
B) the colors of stars depend mainly on the emission lines in the spectra.
C) stars have absorption lines in their spectra.
D) the color of a star depends on its mass, and mass is related to surface temperature.
A) stars emit thermal radiation.
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