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which process allows energy produced in a stars core to reach its surface?
conduction through solid layers
evaporation of outer gases
radiation and convection through the stars interior
magnetic field transfer
Stars are not solid (so conduction through solid layers is wrong). Evaporation of outer gases doesn't transfer energy from the core. Magnetic field transfer isn't the main way for core - energy to reach the surface. In stars, energy from the core reaches the surface via radiation (photons moving through regions) and convection (hotter, less - dense gas rising and cooler, denser gas sinking).
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Radiation and convection through the star's interior