Inside the Sun
Sun Characterisitics
The Sun & Life on Earth
100
This is the center of the Sun where nuclear fusion happens.

Core

100

This force from the Sun keeps the planets in orbit.

Gravity

100

Plants use sunlight for this process to make food and oxygen

Photosynthesis

200

Energy from the core travels outward through these two layers before reaching the surface.

Radiative and Convective Zone

200

The Sun contains almost all of the mass of the solar system, this percentage is?

99%

200

This gas we breathe comes from plants powered by sunlight

Oxygen


300

This is the glowing surface of the Sun we can see from Earth.

Photosphere

300
The sun is mostly made of this element.

Hydrogen

300

The sun provides this to prevent Earth from freezing

Heat

400

These layers are above the Sun's surface and are very active.

Chromosphere and the Corona

400

How many Earths wide is the sun?

100

400

The sun helps control these things on Earth:

Weather, Seasons, Climate

500

This process in the Sun releases enormous abouts of energy.

Nuclear Fusion

500

Earth is in this "just right" zone around the Sun. What is it called?

The goldilocks zone

500

Without the Sun Earth would not be able to support this.

Life

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