What Is the Dominant Mechanism by Which Energy Is Transported

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Multiple Choice

What is the dominant mechanism by which energy is transported through the outer regions of the solar interior?

• A) By photons (radiative transport of energy)
• B) By neutrinos streaming outward through the Sun's material (particle transport of energy)
• C) By collisions of faster-moving particles with slower-moving particles (conductive transport of energy)
• D) By hotter gas rising and cooler gas falling (convective transport of energy)

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