☀️ How Does the Sun Work?

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🔥 Is the Sun on fire?

👉 No!
The Sun is NOT burning like a fire on Earth.

• Fire needs oxygen
• Space has no oxygen
• So the Sun cannot burn like wood or coal

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⚛️ So what makes the Sun shine?

The Sun shines because of NUCLEAR FUSION 💥

What is nuclear fusion?

Fusion is when:

• Small atoms join together
• They release huge amounts of energy

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🌟 Fusion inside the Sun (Simple steps)

1️⃣ Inside the Sun is hydrogen gas
2️⃣ The Sun’s core is:

• Extremely hot (15 million °C)
• Under huge pressure
  3️⃣ Hydrogen atoms fuse together
  4️⃣ They form helium
  5️⃣ Energy is released as:
• Light ☀️
• Heat 🔥

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☀️ Why is fusion so powerful?

• A tiny amount of mass changes into energy
• This follows Einstein’s equation:
  E = mc²

🧠 That’s why the Sun can shine for billions of years!

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🌍 How does this help Earth?

• Gives us daylight
• Keeps Earth warm
• Helps plants grow 🌱
• Supports all life

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🧠 Easy to remember

Fire = burning with oxygen
Sun = fusion without oxygen

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⭐ Fun facts for kids

• The Sun is about 4.6 billion years old
• It has enough fuel for another 5 billion years
• Every second, the Sun turns hydrogen into helium

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