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The immediate sun's source of heat is the conversion of some matter into enery (E=mc2) as Hydrogen nucleii fuse to form Helium nucleii in the core of the Sun.

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The ultimate source of all of the sun's energy is gravity. The gravitational forces on the sun's core are so strong that the matter is pressed together with such great force that the subatomic partles - namely protons - are fused with each other to create Helium nucleii. In this fusion process, a tiny fraction of the original proton mass is converted into energy, and it is this energy conversion that powers the sun.

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What is the suns source of energy?

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What is source of suns energy?

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What does the suns heat and light come from?

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Primary source of the suns energy is?

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What mode of heat is it for suns heat to reach us?

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What is caused by suns energy?

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What is the source of the suns energy?

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Do the suns rays that are at an angle produce more heat?

no