Multiple Choice
When is/was gravitational contraction an important energy-generation mechanism for the Sun?
A) only during solar minimum
B) only during solar maximum
C) when the Sun was being formed from a collapsing cloud of gas
D) right after the Sun began fusing hydrogen in its core
E) when the Sun transports radiation through the convection zone
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