The spectrum obtained from a sodium vapour lamp is an example of
When continuous light from a source is examined directly in a spectroscope, we observe the emission spectrum of the source. The sodium vapour spectrum consists of a few isolated bright lines. Each bright-line corresponds to a particular wavelength. It is emitted by the atoms in the gaseous state.
When continuous light from a source is made to pass through an absorbing substance and then examined in a spectroscope, we observe the absorption spectrum of the substance.
A band spectrum is emitted by chemical compounds in the vapour state. It is therefore a molecule spectrum.
A continuous emission spectrum consists of a wide range of unseparated wavelengths.