Question 5 • GCS 2025-2026 Earth Environmental Science CR
Fusion in the Sun’s core releases energy as high-energy electromagnetic radiation. As that energy moves outward through the radiative zone, it is repeatedly absorbed and re-emitted as lower-energy photons. The photosphere is the Sun’s visible surface, while the convective zone transports energy mainly through moving gas, so the correct choice is the radiative zone.
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