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What Is the Dominant Mechanism by Which Energy Is Transported

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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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