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)

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convection zone
convection zone

chromosphere
chromosphere

radiation zone
radiation zone

inner core

Answer 1

The model the student drew represents the convection zone. This layer of the Sun is characterized by the movement of hot gas rising toward the surface and cooler gas sinking back down toward the interior, which is represented by the arrows in the student's drawing.