Scientists can study the inside of our Earth by measuring earthquakes. I use the same idea to find out about the inside of the Sun.
This sort of study is called helioseismology and the scientists who do it are called helioseismologists. |
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We know that the Sun is a star and in its centre , or core, nuclear fusion releases energy. This energy is radiated through most of the Sun through the radiative zone . Just below the solar surface, the energy is carried by convection. 
To learn more about the Sun's energy, check out Jack's section on the Solar energy chain. |