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Ch. 6 Lesson 1

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT IS A STAR

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A star is a ball of gas and an obJect that produces its own energy including heat and light

WHAT IS A ASTRONOMICAL UNIT

An astronomical unit is the distance the Earth and Sun
(92,960,000 miles)

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WHAT IS FUSION

Fusion is when the sun smashes hydrogen particles together to making helium. The smashing part is fusion

WHAT IS THE SUN

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The sun is the largest star in the solar system and more than a million Earths can fit in it

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HOW CAN THE MASS OF THE SUN BE CALCULATED

You can find the mass of the sun if you know how long it takes to travel around the sun and the distance between the Earth and Sun

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WHAT GASES COMPOSE THE SUN

The gases that compose the sun are hydrogen and helium

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WHAT IS MOST OF THE ENERGY THE SUN PRODUCES

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Most of the energy is produced from the Suns core, which is located in the center of sun

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WHAT LAYER OF THE SUN IS VISIBLE

The photosphere is the layer that is visible

WHAT IS TYE AURORA BOREALIS? WHAT CAUSEA THE AURORA BOREAILS

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The aurora borealis are the different colored lights in the upper atmosphere called the northern lights. The cause of the aurora borealis is when the sun releases a large amount of energy

HOW DOES THE SUN PRODUCE ENERGY

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First the hydrogen particles move through the sun, then two particles collide and creat energy

WHAT IS EINSTEIN'S EQUATION? WHAT DOES EACH LETTER STAND FOR

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Einstein's equation is E=mc2 and E means energy, M means mass, c means speed of light and 2 means squared

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