Multiple Choice
What is the dominant mechanism by which energy is transported through the outer regions of the solar interior?
A) highly penetrating neutrinos streaming outward through the Sun's material-particle transport of energy
B) photons transferring between nuclei and atoms-radiative transport of energy
C) collisions of faster-moving particles with slower-moving particles-conductive transport of energy
D) hotter gas rising and cooler gas falling-convective transport of energy
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