How Hot
How Big
How Far
Solar Anatomy
Mix and Match
100
How hot is the core of the sun?
27-28 million degrees F
100
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
1,300,000 Earths
100
How many miles is the Sun from Earth?
about 93 million miles
100
What is the center of the Sun called?
core
100
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
8
200
How hot is the corona of the Sun?
1.8 million degrees F
200
How many times would all the planets of the Solar System fit into the Sun?
about 600 times
200
What is another name for the distance of the Earth from the Sun?
Astronomical Unit (AU)
200
How old is the Sun?
About 4.5-4.6 billion years
200
What color is the actual light from the Sun?
white
300
What protects us on Earth from the radiation of the Sun?
the Ozone Layer
300
What is the "common name" for type of star that is the Sun?
medium yellow dwarf
300
How long does it take light from the Sun to reach the Earth?
8 minutes
300
What is the "atmosphere" of the Sun called?
corona
300
How much longer is the Sun expected to live?
4.5-5 billion years
400
What causes the corona of the Sun to be hotter than the surface?
nanoflares (tiny nuclear explosions)
400
What is the scientific category for our Sun?
G2V
400
The Sun is halfway from the center of what galaxy?
The Milky Way
400
What is A called?
Solar Flare
400
The Sun is what percentage of the mass in the Solar System?
99.86%
500
The Sun burns through which process?
hydrogen fusion
500
What is the name of the largest star that we currently know of?
UY Scuti
500
How long does it take light to reach Earth from the center of the Milky way?
24,000 - 28,000 light years
500
What is the temperature of the surface of the Sun?
10,000 degrees F
500
What does G2V stand for (what is the classification)?
G-type main sequence star
600
The Sun's mass is how many times more than Earth?
330,000 times
600
What is the name of the second largest known star?
Betelguese
600
How many miles is a light year?
5.88 trillion miles