The Sun Quick Check

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Question
A student draws a model of one of the sun's layers. The student draws arrows to represent hot gas moving away from the center of the sun and other arrows to represent cool gas moving toward the center of the sun. Which layer does the model show?(1 point)
Responses

chromosphere
chromosphere

convection zone
convection zone

inner core
inner core

radiation zone
radiation zone

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
20 days ago

The model the student drew, with arrows representing hot gas moving away from the center and cool gas moving toward the center, indicates the **convection zone**. In the convection zone, hot gases rise to the surface, cool down, and then sink back down, creating a convective flow.