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What is the sun and why is it so important to your solar system?
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∙ 15y ago
The sun is a hydrogen and helium nuclear reaction that has been taking place of ~16billion years. Solar radiation is the fundamental energy source for the majority of life on earth. Lastly, it anchors(gravity) the other objects(planets, comets, ect) in the solar system.
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Explain that your sun is not the star in your solar system?
That would be difficult to explain. -- The Sun IS a star. -- It IS in my solar system. -- It's the ONLY star in my solar system. -- So the sun is THE star in my solar system.
Which is the largest star in the solar system?
the sun is. It is also the ONLY star in THIS solar system.
Why is the solar system name its name?
Everything in our star system orbits the sun. The Sun's name is, "Sol". Therefore, its system is called the Sol-ar or simply Solar system. If our Sun was named Fred, it would be called the "Freddar" system, or something similar.
Why are your sun and eight planets called the solar system?
The Latin word for sun is sol so solar would represent the sun and system would be all the eight planets.
Does a solar system orbit a star in the center and the star?
The rest of the solar system orbits a star (the Sun) which stays at the centre. To be precise, the whole solar system revolves around its center of mass. The Sun has about 99.85% of the entire mass of the solar system. So, its not surprising that the center of mass of the solar system is close to the surface of the Sun and that the Sun more or less stays at the center.
Why is the Solar System called the Solar System?
The Latin word for "Sun" is "Sol", so the word "solar" means "concerning the Sun". So, the system of planets around the Sun is the "solar system". Solar=Sun is the rounded up answer.
Why did they call it the solar system?
It comes from the Latin "sol" for sun,so sun-system or Solar System.
Explain that your sun is not the star in your solar system?
That would be difficult to explain. -- The Sun IS a star. -- It IS in my solar system. -- It's the ONLY star in my solar system. -- So the sun is THE star in my solar system.
What is bigger the solar system or the sun?
The solar system includes the sun and all things orbiting it, so naturally the solar system is bigger than the sun.
Which is the largest star in the solar system?
the sun is. It is also the ONLY star in THIS solar system.
What is the center of the solar system called?
The Sun is at the center of the Solar System. the SUN is the centre of our solar system.
What does the sun do for your solar system?
Our sun is not in a binary solar system. A binary system has two sun at it center. One could speculate the effect if Jupiter had developed into a sun, turning our system into a binary. The Earth would no longer be suitable for life.
Is the sun the center of your solar system true or false?
TRUE!!!! All the planets in the Solar system including Earth orbit the Sun, in ellipses. The Sun lies at one of the foci of these ellipses, NOT the centre. So the Sun is NOT at the 'dead' centre of the Solar system.
Why is the solar system name its name?
Everything in our star system orbits the sun. The Sun's name is, "Sol". Therefore, its system is called the Sol-ar or simply Solar system. If our Sun was named Fred, it would be called the "Freddar" system, or something similar.
Why does the sun appear so large in the sky?
Because it is the largest object in the solar system (almost 99 percent of the solar system is the Sun).
And were are you located in the Heliocentric of your solar system?
in a heliocentric solar system, everything revolves around the sun, so in our case, we are the third planet from the sun
Is venus in another solar system?
no, it orbits the same sun as us,so we are in the same solar system
