SUN FACTS by Laketempest 2010/11/20 21:46
~ The Sun is a star found at the center of the Solar System.
~ It makes up around 99.86% of the Solar Systems mass.
~ At around 1,392,000 kilometres (865,000 miles) wide, the Suns diameter is about 110 times wider than Earths.
~ Around 74% of the Suns mass is made up of hydrogen. Helium makes up around 24% while heavier elements such as oxygen, carbon, iron and neon make up the remaining percentage.
~ Light from the Sun reaches Earth in around 8 minutes.
~ The Suns surface temperature is around 5500 degrees Celsius (9941 degrees Fahrenheit), so pack plenty of sunscreen if you plan on visiting (remembering that the average distance from the Sun to the Earth is around 150 million kilometers).
~ The Suns core is around 13600000 degrees Celsius.
~ The Sun generates huge amounts of energy by combining hydrogen nuclei into helium. This process is called nuclear fusion.
~ Because of the Suns huge influence on Earth, many early cultures saw the Sun as a deity or god. For example, Ancient Egyptians had a sun god called Ra while in Aztec mythology there is a sun god named Tonatiuh.
~ The Sun produces a solar wind which contains charged particles such as electrons and protons. They escape the Suns intense gravity because of their high kinetic energy and the high temperature of the Suns corona (a type of plasma atmosphere that extends into space).
~ Planets with strong magnetic fields such as Earth manage to deflect most of these charged particles as they approach.
~ A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
~ The Sun is a star found at the center of the Solar System.
~ It makes up around 99.86% of the Solar Systems mass.
~ At around 1,392,000 kilometres (865,000 miles) wide, the Suns diameter is about 110 times wider than Earths.
~ Around 74% of the Suns mass is made up of hydrogen. Helium makes up around 24% while heavier elements such as oxygen, carbon, iron and neon make up the remaining percentage.
~ Light from the Sun reaches Earth in around 8 minutes.
~ The Suns surface temperature is around 5500 degrees Celsius (9941 degrees Fahrenheit), so pack plenty of sunscreen if you plan on visiting (remembering that the average distance from the Sun to the Earth is around 150 million kilometers).
~ The Suns core is around 13600000 degrees Celsius.
~ The Sun generates huge amounts of energy by combining hydrogen nuclei into helium. This process is called nuclear fusion.
~ Because of the Suns huge influence on Earth, many early cultures saw the Sun as a deity or god. For example, Ancient Egyptians had a sun god called Ra while in Aztec mythology there is a sun god named Tonatiuh.
~ The Sun produces a solar wind which contains charged particles such as electrons and protons. They escape the Suns intense gravity because of their high kinetic energy and the high temperature of the Suns corona (a type of plasma atmosphere that extends into space).
~ Planets with strong magnetic fields such as Earth manage to deflect most of these charged particles as they approach.
~ A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
Zaphara 2010/11/21 11:35
very useful informative about SUN.. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of us. Keep it up,Saleem
very useful informative about SUN.. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of us. Keep it up,Saleem
OceanGoddes 2010/11/22 12:41
I love the sun
and this is a fact also. Everything is just so amazing when you think about it and how it relates to life.
I love the sun
and this is a fact also. Everything is just so amazing when you think about it and how it relates to life.
nice t0pic dad.
bro its educative.
Laketempest 2010/12/29 20:34
Quote: OceanGoddes: I love the sun and this is a fact also. Everything is just so amazing when you think about it and how it relates to life.
its very amazing indeed.
and this is a fact also. Everything is just so amazing when you think about it and how it relates to life.
jay6600 2011/01/08 03:46
The sun brings us live ifact we are stardust..All them stars you see are also suns and there trillions and trillions of endless stars Suns and galaxys out their
The sun brings us live ifact we are stardust..All them stars you see are also suns and there trillions and trillions of endless stars Suns and galaxys out their
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