THE SUN

JESSICA CANNON LILLY SACCHINI EMMA STUMM

WHAT TYPE OF SPECTRA DOES THE SUN FOCUS ON?
THE SUN FOCUSES ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM. THE
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM IS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION OF
ALL ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ARRANGED ACCORDING TO
FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH. ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
PASSES THROUGH SPACE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT IN THE FORM OF
WAVES. THE SUN FALLS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF VISIBLE,
INFRARED, AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT ON THE SPECTRUM.

WHAT TYPE OF SPECTRA DOES THE SUN FOCUS ON?

 WHATIS THE USE OF THE SUN?

What is the use of the Sun?

The sun isour main source of energy and is used to

generate electricity that heats our homes and
powers our cars among many other things. It also
driesclothes, treats water, cooksand grows food.
Not to mention the Vitamin D we get from the sun.
It can also improve your mood!
WHERE IS THE SUN LOCATED AND WHY?

WE LIVE IN THE MILKY WAY GALAXYAND THE

SUN IS LOCATED 26,000 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY
FROM THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY.OUR SUN,
THE EARTH, AND ALL THE OTHER PLANETS IN
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM ARE WITHIN THISORION
ARM. WE'RE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE INNER RIM
OF THIS SPIRAL ARM, ABOUT HALFWAY ALONG
ITS LENGTH.
 WHATIS THEHISTORY OF THE SUN?
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE SUN?

Many scientists think the sun and the rest of

the solar system formed from a giant, rotating
cloudof gas and dust known as the solar
nebula. As the nebula collapsed because of its
gravity, it spun faster and flattened into a disk.
Most of the material was pulled toward the
center to form the sun.
 HOW DOES THE SUN WORK?

THE SUN IS A STAR AND IS ONLY 8 LIGHT MINUTES AWAY FROM

US. WHILE OTHER STARS ARE LIGHT YEARS AWAY, MAKING
THEM LOOK MUCH SMALLER. THE SUN ACCOUNTS FOR 99.86%
OF THE MASS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. THE SUN'SCONSTANT
MOTION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE CAUSES A NUCLEAR
REACTION.HYDROGEN TURNS INTO HELIUM AND CAUSES A
FUSION WHICH MOVES TO THE SURFACE OF THESUN,
ESCAPING INTO SPACE AS ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, A
BLINDING LIGHT, AND INCREDIBLE LEVELS OF SOLAR HEAT.
 THE SUN ON A SMALL SCALE

Man The sun is a star a furnace in which

The Sun on a Small Scale
hydrogen nuclei undergo fusion to produce
helium (and much rarer and heavier elements),
and during which, about 0.3% of their mass is
converted to energy. Astronomers have
calculated up to 67 elements in the sun.
However, the ten most common elements in the
sun are: Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen, Carbon,
Nitrogen, Silicon, Magnesium, Neon, Iron, and
Sulfur.
 THE SUN ON A LARGE SCALE

THE SUN IS A BIG BALL OF HOT GASES USED AS

ENERGY IN THE SUNS CORE THAT IS RELEASED INTO
THE SOLAR SYSTEM AS HEAT AND LIGHT. 1.3 MILLION
EARTHS CAN FIT IN THE SUN. THE SUN IS MADE UP OF
6 LAYERS. THEY ARE SOLAR THE CORE, THE RADIATIVE
ZONE, THE CONVECTIVE ZONE, THEN THERE IS THE
VISIBLE SURFACE KNOWN AS THE PHOTOSPHERE, THE
CHROMOSPHERE, AND FINALLY THE OUTERMOST
LAYER, THE CORONA.
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