Our Sun

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Our Sun

• By
• Mrs. Slonneger

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The Sun

• Is the center of our Solar System
• Is a huge, bright sphere of mostly ionized gas
  about 5 billion years old
• Is the closest star to earth at a distance of 145
  million km

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More Sun Facts

• Contains about 98 of the mass of the entire
  Solar System
• Is a medium sized star that is about 1.4 million
  kilometers in diameter
• Contains dark spots that are called sunspots

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Whats so special about the Sun?

• Without the Sun, we wouldnt be here!
• The Sun gives us warmth and energy that makes
  life possible.

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Bibliography

• Sun, Astronomy For Kids. Available Online
  http//www.frontiernet.net/kidpower/sun.html.
  2/4/2002.
• The Sun, Tour the Solar System and Beyond.
  Available Online http//spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/os
  skids/animate/sun.html. 2/4/2002.
• Ikoala Solar System. Available Online
  http//www.ikoala.com/solarsystem/solarsystem_sun.
  htm. 2/4/2002.