The Sun

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• What is the ecliptic plane?
• What will happen at the end of the sun's life?
• What is the solar wind and what effects can it have on earth?
• What are sunspots?
• What is a solar flare?
• What are the different layers of the sun?
• What is thermonuclear fusion?
• What is the composition of the sun?
• What kind of star is the sun?
• What kind of star is the sun and what is the composition of the sun?
• Why does light at sunset appear red?
• Why does the sun shine?
• Why does the sun appear to rise and set?
• Why is the sunlight bright?
• How does the sun produce energy?
• What is the distance between the earth and the sun?
• How does the sun differ from a planet?
• How does the sun impact changes in the weather?
• How does the sun affect the solar system?
• How do you determine the angle of sunlight?
• How is the age of the sun determined?
• How is the mass of the sun determined?
• How do the sun and earth compare in size?
• How could the sun die?
• How is the luminosity of the sun determined?
• How does the sun's atmosphere differ from its interior?
• How does the sun compare to other main sequence stars?
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• How much of the total energy that leaves the sun makes it to earth? Why?
• How do the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and sun cause the phases, tides, and eclipses, and determine time on Earth?
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• What two forces are in balance inside the Sun?
• How does lightning work?
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• What is the correct sequence of our Sun's life cycle?
• What happens to solar radiation when it enters the atmosphere?
• What colour is the Sun?