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Within our Sun, hydrogen is fused into helium at very high temperatures. This is how the Sun is powered.

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The suns heat is produced by?

thermonuclear fusion and hydrogen becoming helium... :)


Does the layer of fire on the sun occur in the suns core?

There is no fire in the sun, that is a chemical process. The process in the core is thermonuclear fusion.


Which two elements make up the suns center?

Gas and Light.


Why do suns hold energy?

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What is the sun and other suns made of?

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What is the part of a plant cell that processes food?

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What two elemants make up the suns center?

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How a star is similar to the sun if it has the same absorption lines in its spectrum that occur in the suns spectrum?

because they will have the same elements in the atmosphere...


Why do plants cannot survive without sun's energy?

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What processes fuels stars?

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Source of the suns energy?

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