THE SUN FACTS

THE SUN FACTS


THE SUN FACTS : SOLAR SYSTEM

  • The Sun is the center of the solar system.
  • It is huge ball of hot and burning gases.
  • It is the largest celestial body in the solar system
  • The sun's gravity anchors earth and all the other planets together in a small space called the solar system.
  • Helioseismology is the study of the interior of the sun.
  • One million earths would make up 0.00033% of all the stars in the Milky Way.


THE SUN FACTS : FROM EARTH

  • It is the nearest star to the earth.
  • It is almost a million times larger than the earth.
  • It is the greatest sources of energy for lives on the earth.
  • Hydrogen and helium are the main gases present in the sun. Hydrogen get converted into helium all the time and in this process tremendous amount of heat given out.
  • The surface temperature of the sun is about 60000 C.
  • The distance between the sun and earth is about 150 x 106km (150 million km).
  • The light from the sun takes approximately eight minutes to reach the earth.
  • The light travels at the speed of 3,00,000 km/second


THE SUN FACTS : SUN'S ENERGY

  • The sun produced energy that supports all life on the earth through a process. And its known as Photosynthesis.
  • Its energy is produced from the fusion of hydrogen into helium.
  • The Hydrogen, Helium and other gases composition are:- Hydrogen 91%, Helium 7.8%, other gases 1%. 
  • The sun is emits three different kinds of energy: infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet light.
  • The amount of energy released during a flare is equivalent to a simultaneous explosion of millions of 100-megaton Hydrogen bombs.