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For two reasons
- Planets orbit Stars.
- Stars emit energy as a result of nuclear fusion reactions occurring in their cores, planets do not.
The solar system's planets orbit the Sun (making the Sun a Star by criterion 1) and the Sun emits energy as a result of nuclear fusion reactions occurring in its core (making the Sun a Star by criterion 2).
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What kind of planet is the sun?
The sun is a star, not a planet.
Is the sun a classified planet?
No. The sun is a star, not a planet.
Is the Sun a star a planet or a nebula?
The Sun is a star.
What is the hottest planet including the sun?
The sun is not a planet, its a star but the hottest planet is venus but if the sun was a planet ,it would be the hottest.
Is the sun are star or a planet?
No, the Sun is a star. All stars are huge, hot, bright burning balls of gas like the Sun - the only reason they don't look like that are because all the other stars are much further away from us. A planet is a large round object that orbits a star. Stars like the Sun give out light, planets do not shine.
Earth is to planet as sun is to?
...star. Earth is a planet, the Sun is a star.
Why is the sun a planet?
The sun is not a planet,it's a star.
Is the sun conciderd a planet no it is not?
The sun is not a planet, but a star.
Is the sun an eye or a planet?
The sun is a star, not a planet.
What kind of planet is the sun?
The sun is a star, not a planet.
How is the planet different from the sun?
the sun is a star not a planet
Is the sun a classified planet?
No. The sun is a star, not a planet.
What the sun is planet or star?
the sun is a star not a planet. it is a giant ball of plasma and gases.
Is the Sun a star a planet or a nebula?
The Sun is a star.
Is the sun a star planet or a nebula?
The sun is a star.
Is the sun a gas planet or a rock planet?
The sun is a star. It is made out of gas, and yes, it is a star. Not everybody knows that. The sun is a star not a planet and it is composed of gases (mainly Hydrogen and Helium)
Would you class the sun as planet?
No, a sun is not a planet but star.
