Sun Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Sun.

  • 2 Student Essays
  • 6 Encyclopedia Articles
  • ...and more

Study Pack

The Sun Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (6)

2,107 words, approx. 8 pages
Sun Of all of the astronomical objects, the Sun is the most important to human beings. Since the dawn of civilization, knowing the daily and annual behavior of the Sun has meant the difference between... Read more
1,150 words, approx. 4 pages
Sun The Sun is located in the "suburbs" of the Milky Way galaxy, around 30,000 light-years from the center and within one of its spiral arms. It revolves around the galaxy's cente... Read more
10,575 words, approx. 36 pages
Sun SUN. There can hardly be anyone on earth who has not been profoundly aware of the apparent progress of the sun across the heavens and who has not related to it, either personally or as a numinous ... Read more
956 words, approx. 4 pages
Sun (Stellar Structure) The Sun is the star about which Earth revolves. A typical star, Earth's sun is composed of gases and heavier elements compressed to enormous density and heated to levels... Read more
593 words, approx. 2 pages
Sun The Sun is one of 2 x 1011 stars in the Milky Way galaxy. While it may appear quite large, it is neither the largest star nor the smallest. The Sun is, however, the largest object in our solar sys... Read more
1,388 words, approx. 5 pages
Sun To early humans the Sun was an object of warmth and security. The ancients attributed the Sun to their most important god and accorded it the highest honors. Nothing was more important than the Su... Read more