What Happens to Energy in the Sun's Convection Zone

question 4

Multiple Choice

What happens to energy in the Sun's convection zone?

• A) Energy is transported outward by the rising of hot plasma and sinking of cooler plasma.
• B) Energy is produced in the convection zone by thermal radiation.
• C) Energy slowly leaks outward through the radiative diffusion of photons that repeatedly bounce off ions and electrons.
• D) Energy is produced in the convection zone by nuclear fusion.

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