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Pineapplelove6

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What happens to energy in the Sun's convection zone?
 
  A) Energy is produced in the convection zone by thermal radiation.
  B) Energy is transported outward by the rising of hot plasma and sinking of cooler plasma.
  C) Energy slowly leaks outward through the radiative diffusion of photons that repeatedly bounce off ions and electrons.
  D) Energy is produced in the convection zone by nuclear fusion.

Question 2

Name three differences between terrestrials and jovian planets.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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olivia_paige29

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

Terrestrials are smaller, denser, located closer to the Sun, spin slower, have fewer satellites, no rings, thinner atmospheres.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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