By: Sophie kapper Due; May 14,2013 Mrs.lower

1. The Sun By: Sophie kapperDue; May 14,2013Mrs.lower

2. The sun is our source of light. Also it is our source of heat The Sun gives us all of our energy. What is the purpose of the sun?

3. At one point in history people actually believed that the moon gave of its own light. But, they found out it was the Sun hiding behind the moon. What is the purpose of the sun?

4. The sun started as a cloud • It was made of interstellar dust and gas How did the sun form?

5. Astronomers thereoized that this was a supernova when a red star explodes How did the sun form?

6. Stars in our universe can be bigger and hotter the the sun • But they also can be smaller and cooler • Stars that are hotter then the sun are blue and white • Stars that are cooler are red and orange the sun compared to other stars

7. The sun looks like the largest star on Earth because it is the closest star to us. • The Sun is an average star. The sun compared to other stars

8. 1 million Earth’s could fit inside the Sun • The Sun’s diameter is 860,000 miles across • The Sun’s surface is 5,778 K. Fun facts

9. tHe sun The solar system • The sun is the center of our solar system. The sun

10. Astronomer- A person who studies astronomy. • Supernova- When a red star explodes. • Dense-Closely compacted in substance. • Solar system- The collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. Deffinitions

11. The sun has layers just like Earth. • It has the inner core the outer core the mantle the chromosphere and the photosphere. Inside of the sun

12. I chose the sun because I did not know much about it until now. This project was very fun!! I hope you learned something new during my project. If I could research more about it I probably would. Reflection