Why Does the Sun Shine

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Why Does the Sun Shine?
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The Sun is a MASS
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of Incandescent GAS
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A GIGANTIC
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NUCLEAR FURNACE
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4 1H --gt
Where Hydrogen is Built
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4 1H --gt 4He energy
Into HELIUM
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4 1H --gt 4He energy T
At a Temperature of
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4 1H --gt 4He energy T gt 10,000,000 K
Millions of Degrees
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YO HO! Its HOT!
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The Sun is NOT
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A place where we could live
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But here on Earth
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Thered be no LIFE
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Without the LIGHT it gives!
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We need its LIGHT!
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We need its HEAT!
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We need its ENERGY!
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Without the SUN
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Without a DOUBT
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Thered be no
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YOU and ME!
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The Sun is a MASS
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of Incandescent GAS
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A GIGANTIC
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NUCLEAR FURNACE
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Where Hydrogen is built
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Into HELIUM
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At a Temperature of
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Millions of Degrees.
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4 1H --gt 4He energy T gt 10,000,000 K
THE SUN IS HOT
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Sun
G2 Main Sequence Star 5 Billion years Old Mass
2 x 1030 kg Radius 7 x 108 m Core T
15,000,000 T
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The Sun is a LARGE!
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The Sun is FAR AWAY!
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And even when its
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out of sight
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The Sun Shines
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Night and Day!
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The Sun gives HEAT!
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The Sun gives Light!
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The Sunlight that we see!
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The Sunlight comes
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From our own Suns
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ATOMIC ENERGY!
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The Sun is a MASS
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of Incandescent GAS
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A GIGANTIC
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NUCLEAR FURNACE
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4 1H --gt
Where Hydrogen is Built
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4 1H --gt 4He energy
Into HELIUM
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4 1H --gt 4He energy T
At a Temperature of
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4 1H --gt 4He energy T gt 10,000,000 K
Millions of Degrees
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