Hydrogen
The sun's main present element is hydrogen.
Answer: No it is a ball of hot gases Answer: No. The Sun gets its energy from nuclear fusion; NOT from a chemical reaction such as burning coal. The main elements in the Sun are - in that order - hydrogen and helium (more precisely, the isotopes hydrogen-1 and helium-4). There are trace amounts of carbon in the Sun, but that's not what keeps it hot.
The main force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun is gravity. The gravitational pull from the Sun keeps the planets moving in their elliptical paths. This force of gravity is what maintains the balance needed for a planet to stay in orbit.
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The Sun Is Burning was created in 1964.
Hydrogen, but its not burning, its fusing.
You mean 'keeps in the orbit of the sun? Gravitational force of attraction keeps the earth going around the sun.
main sequence stars all are burning though fuel at asteadyrate in there cores. with the proton+proton chain our sun is a main sequence star
Burning Like the Midnight Sun was created in 2010.
Actually, it's the gravity of the sun that keeps the planets in orbit around it. The force of gravity between the sun and the planets causes them to be pulled towards the sun, while their momentum keeps them moving in a circular or elliptical path.
The sun is currently in the main sequence stage. Next, it will evolve into a red giant as it depletes its hydrogen fuel and starts burning helium in its core.
The sun does not have enough oxygen.Strange as it seems, the sun is just too hot for burning to take place.