How does the sun get hotter?

Answer 1

"because on the Earth we have an ozone layer. That ozone layer protects us from getting burned up to fire. As you can see the ozone layer on Australia is messed up already that is why it's so hot on Australia. But on space when you get close to the sun you burn up." Anonymous

This is not true. First of all the suns rays are just types of electro megnetic radiation that have different effects. Heat is actually just a form of radiation. Why there is a higher temperature in the sun is that there is much more radiation. The ozone layer does block out some radiation but does not really determine temperature. As the previously mentioned example Australia is hot not because of the ozone layer but because of its angle to the sun in relation to the albedo effect. Take for instance Green land at the North pole it has little to no ozone layer and it is much colder the many places. Also Antarctica is similar.

P.S whoever posted the previous answer you are stupid.

Answer 2

The sun is not a planet, it is a star.

Stars give off heat because of the chemical process taking place on them.

Planets have little heat themselves apart from what they have in their molten core (if they have one), and the heat they get on their surface from the star they are orbiting.

In case you were wondering...the hottest planet is Venus. this is due to the atmosphere and greenhouse effect which traps the heat from sunlight and ultraviolet rays and causes the surface to reach temperatures of around 900 degrees Fahrenheit

Answer 3

Main sequence stars like the Sun actual grow cooler with age. But solar heating of the planet can be increased by several factors on both the Sun and the Earth.

Answer 4

Because in the shade you are not exposed to the heat rays directly, but while you're in the sun, you are gradually, depending on the heat, storing heat among your skin, making you hot.