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 inner regions of the Sun?

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

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