The sun's surface is about 10,000 degrees and the core is 27,000,000 degrees F degrees. Also, the center of the sun only takes up 2 percent of the sun's space but holds 60 percent of the mass of the sun.
A detail about the sun is it does not require oxygen to burn. The sun uses nuclear fusion to produce its intense heat and light.
Another detail is the sun pulls with so much force that it keeps the planets in orbit.
The sun does not burn like wood burns, but instead it burns together helium and hydrogen which is its current fuel. It will blend heavier elements to burn as fuel.
So far the sun has used up about half of its hydrogen fuel in the last 4.6 billion years since birth. The sun still has enough hydrogen to last another 5 billion years.
Another fact about the sun is it could fit 1.3 million Earths inside of it
In conclusion the sun is a very powerful star that we depend on. We as a planet depend on it because it gives us heat and light. Also the sun started out as a giant ball of gas and dust.
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This is the sun having nuclear explosions.
The sun sphere breaking apart like a cardboard box getting burnt by fire.
This is a picture of the sun's core It shows the internal layers, the surface, and the photosphere.
Websites about the Sun:
Books about the Sun:
Our Solar System by Seymour Simon
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