THE SUN
BY: Jaaucklyn and Devin
About the Sun
The sun is a great ball of gases that provides light and heat for the Earth. Without it, you'd be frozen to death right now. Also, the sun is 92,960,000 miles from Earth. You might be thinking, if the sun is so far away, then how can it give us heat and light? Well, it's SO big, that's why. The gravity of the sun is 27.94 g and Earth's is just .99732 g. And, the mass compared to Earth is 333,000 times bigger. The density of the Sun is 1.4 g/cm3. The temperature range is (4,000 degrees Kelvin to 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (coldest to hottest). But enough with the boring old facts, lets get to the good stuff.
Facts
Interesting Facts
Solar Flare
Solar flares come off of the Sun.
Earth orbiting the Sun
The Earth orbits the Sun. Each revolution takes 365 days.
Solar system
The Sun is in the center of the solar system.
Diagram of the Sun
SOLAR CORE: the core is the innermost layer of the Sun and it is the source for all of the Sun's energy. Also, the temperature of the core is about 15 million degrees Kelvin.
CORANA: the outer atmosphere of the Sun, which is way bigger in volume than the Sun. The temperature there is several millions of degrees Kelvin.
PHOTOSPHERE: the photosphere is the visible surface of the Sun and the temperature is 6,000 degrees Kelvin.
PROMINENCES: a prominence of the Sun is when an arc of gas comes off of the Sun and can also loop hundreds of thousands of miles into space.
Outer Space: "I'm So Hot," The Sun Song by StoryBots
MORE INTERESTING FACTS
Skin cancer
Skin cancer is a disease caused by too much Sun.
Ball of GAS
The Sun is just a hot big ball made of gases.
Just One Big Star!
The Sun is just a big star that is 864,000 miles wide!