Question

karas constructed the diagram shown below.

diagram showing nuclear fusion in suns core, energy directed toward earth, with labels: hydrogen-1, hydrogen-2, helium, neutron, energy, core, radiative zone, convective zone

modified from image courtesy of nasa

what does this diagram model?

• helium is produced in the sun’s core, and its energy creates a magnetic field that radiates out into space and eventually reaches earth.
• nuclear reactions in the sun’s outer layer produce heat, which radiates through the outer layer and eventually reaches earth.
• hydrogen is the fuel of the sun’s core, and its energy is contained by gravity and pressure in its middle layer, allowing little energy to eventually reach earth.
• nuclear fusion in the sun’s core produces heat, which radiates outward and eventually reaches earth.

Explanation:

Answer:

D. Nuclear fusion in the Sun's core produces heat, which radiates outward and eventually reaches Earth.