The Sun By: Kristel Curameng and Courtney Lee. The Sun The Sun is the most prominent feature in our solar system. The largest object and contains approximately.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
The Sun.
Advertisements

What is the fate of our sun and other stars?
The Sun The Sun is a star. The Sun is a star. It is 4,500 million years old It is 4,500 million years old It takes 8 minutes for its light to reach.
Chapter 2 The Solar System. Solar System Comprised of Sun Inner Terrestrial Planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) Main Asteroid Belt Outer Gas Giants.
Review Vocabulary magnetic field: the portion of space near a magnetic or current-carrying body where magnetic forces can be detected The Sun contains.
The sun and our solar system Grade 9 Science Space Part 2.
The Sun By: Tori and Caitlin. SHINNING STAR The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It has a diameter of about 1,392,000 km, about 109.
+ The Sun. Sun Facts Makes life on our planet possible by giving us great amounts of light and heat Contains about 98% of the mass of the entire Solar.
The Sun and Solar Energy
The Sun. Sun Considered a medium STAR 93,000,000 miles away from Earth 1.39 million kilometers in diameter (one million Earths can fit inside the sun.
The Sun a medium sized star 93,000,000 miles away 109 times diameter of Earth 1 million Earths could fit in the Sun Made of gas: 82% hydrogen, 17% helium,
THE SUN AND STARS And anything I want to put in here.
The Sun Earth Science - Mr. Gallagher. The Sun is the Earth's nearest star. Similar to most typical stars, it is a large ball of hot electrically charged.
Our Sun. Why do we care about the Sun... - Light, heat, life - Space weather solar wind (1,000,000 mph) flares (UV, x-ray radiation) disturb Earth's magnetic.
Structure & Function. Our Nearest Star  Core  Comprises about 25% of sun’s interior  site of nuclear fusion  Radiative Zone  Energy produced in.
The Sun Our Nearest Star. The Source of the Sun’s Energy The Source of the Sun’s Energy Fusion of light elements into heavier elements. Hydrogen converts.
Lesson 3.3: The Sun.
The Sun Section 26.1.
Chapter 9 The Sun. 9.4 The Active Sun Sunspots: appear dark because slightly cooler than surroundings:
Is There Life Out There? Our Solar System (and beyond) Draw a picture of what you think life would look like on another planet, if it existed. Describe.
The Sun.
The Sun By Jack. What is the sun? The sun is a star, it is the closest star to Earth and is the centre of our solar system. It is an average star, meaning.
The Solar Interior Core Radiation Zone Convection Zone.
The Sun ROBOTS Summer Solar Structure Core - the center of the Sun where nuclear fusion releases a large amount of heat energy and converts hydrogen.
The Sun Chapter 3 Lesson 6 Page 122.
Samantha Lythgoe Introductory Astronomy 1040
OUR SUN THE CLOSEST STAR. Composition of the Sun The Sun is composed of at least 80 of the elements found on Earth. Sun is mostly composed of 91.2% Hydrogen,
_________________at the centre of our solar system.
The Sun’s Size, Heat and Temperature After completing this section, students will explain nuclear fusion, and describe the sun and compare it to other.
The Magnetic Sun. What is the Sun? The Sun is a Star, but seen close-up. The Stars are other Suns but very far away.
The Sun.
By Elisha. » The Sun » The sun is the star in the centre of the solar system in which the earth orbits around and is about 149,600,000 km away from earth.
Ch. 26.1: Our Sun!.
Solar Properties Has more than 99% the mass of our solar system Has more than 99% the mass of our solar system Diameter: 1,390,000 km Diameter: 1,390,000.
The Sun Unit 6: Astronomy.
1. Name one part of the sun. 2. Is the sun a solid, liquid or gas? 3. How hot was the center of the sun when it officially became a star?
THE SUN Energy from the sun, in the form of sunlight supports all life via photosynthesis, and drives the Earth’s climate and weather.
The Sun By Mrs. Allen.
The Sun – Our Star Our sun is considered an “average” star and is one of the 100 BILLION stars that make up the Milky Way galaxy. But by no MEANS does.
The Sun By: Sam Belanger. What is it? The sun is G2 star Closest star to Earth Contains: hydrogen 70%, 28% helium, metals and other materials 2% Largest.
Our Star The Sun. Our Star Our Sun is a star that is at the center of our solar system. The Sun is a hot ball of glowing gasses. Deep inside the core,
+ The Sun.
Our Sun.
Part 6:The Sun Photo from
Sun Notes. Characteristics CLOSEST star to earth CLOSEST star to earth The bright star in the center is Proxima Centauri.
Sun Lesson 3. Sun The sun is a star located at the center of our solar system. The nearest star from earth and our engine for life. It is a medium-sized.
Our Star the Sun. The Sun – Our Star Our sun is considered an “average” star and is one of the 200 BILLION stars that make up the Milky Way galaxy. But.
THE SUN, OUR NEAREST STAR STARS ARE FORMED IN GIANT CLOUDS OF DUST CALLED NEBULA.
Outer Layers of the Sun Photosphere –Limb darkening –Sun spots Chromosphere Corona Prominences, flares, coronal mass ejections Reading
The Sun. The Sun.  Is located in the outer bands of our Galaxy  Is the center of our Solar System  Is a STAR!!!  Rotation: once in about 25 days 
The Sun The SUN Chapter 29 Chapter 29.
The Sun.
The Sun Unit 1B : Astronomy.
The Sun Sun Facts Our sun accounts for 99.8% of ALL the mass in our solar system Average size star ( ~ 1.3 million Earths could fit inside.
Sun Notes.
The Sun.
Our Solar System SPACE.
Bell Ringer The outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere is actually hotter than the interior of the Sun. Explain why you believe this is so.
What is the fate of our sun and other stars?
How big is the Sun?. How big is the Sun? Our Sun is the LARGEST and BRIGHTEST body in the solar system The sun accounts for 99.8% of the solar system’s.
The Sun *Our closest star
Astronomy-Part 8 Notes Here Comes The Sun
The Sun.
The Sun Our local star.
Studying the Sun Ch. 24.
Our Star the Sun Our Star….. the Sun.
Do Now 12/9/09 What is the sun made of???
The Sun.
The Centre of the Solar System Earth Science 11
8-11 The Sun Astronomy November 18, 2008 Sanders.
Presentation transcript:

The Sun By: Kristel Curameng and Courtney Lee

The Sun The Sun is the most prominent feature in our solar system. The largest object and contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass. The Sun's outer visible layer is called the photosphere and has a temperature of 6,000°C (11,000°F). Solar energy is created deep within the core of the Sun.

The Sun The sun appears to have been active for 4.6 billion years and has enough fuel to go on for another five billion years or so. At the end of its life, the Sun will start to fuse helium into heavier elements and begin to swell up, ultimately growing so large that it will swallow the Earth.

The Rotation of the Sun At the equator the surface rotates once every 25.4 days. Near the poles it rotates as much as 36 days. This odd behavior is due to the fact that the Sun is not a solid body like the Earth.

The Core The temperature is 15.6 million Kelvin. The pressure is 250 billion atmospheres. At the center of the core the Sun's density is more than 150 times that of water.

The Corona The outer part of the Sun's atmosphere. The prominences appears in this region. Prominences are immense clouds of glowing gas that erupt from the upper chromosphere. The outer region of the corona stretches far into space and consists of particles traveling slowly away from the Sun. It can only be seen during total solar eclipses.

Surface of The Sun Called photosphere. Is at a temperature of about 5800 K. Sunspots are "cool" regions, only 3800 K (they look dark only by comparison with the surrounding regions). Sunspots can be very large, as much as 50,000 km in diameter. Sunspots are caused by complicated and not very well understood interactions with the Sun's magnetic field.

The Sun’s Power The Sun has about 386 billion billion megaWatts. Produced by nuclear fusion reactions. Each second about 700,000,000 tons of hydrogen are converted to about 695,000,000 tons of helium and 5,000,000 tons of energy in the form of gamma rays. As it travels out toward the surface, the energy is continuously absorbed and re- emitted at lower and lower temperatures so that by the time it reaches the surface, it is primarily visible light.

Summary The sun appears to have been active for 4.6 billion years. The sun is the largest object in the solar system. The temperature of the core is 15.6 million Kelvin. The corona is the outer part of the Sun's atmosphere. The Sun has about 386 billion billion megaWatts. The surface of the sun is called photosphere.

Works Cited "Sun." Views of the Solar System. Web. 11 Jan "The Sun L Sun Facts and Images." The Nine Planets Solar System Tour. Web. 11 Jan "The Sun: Our Closest Star, Plasma, Fusion, Solar Core, Solar Activity, Sunspots, Radiation, Flares, Prominences, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Wind, Space Weather, Solar Myths." Windows to the Universe. Web. 11 Jan "The Virtual Tour of the Sun." Michielb.nl. Web. 11 Jan