Physical Science Module 16 Notes

Megan Hardwick Physical Science 10th grade English 1 page

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Stars and the Universe

Sun

lights our planet, is just the closest star to us

Special Star

sun exists by itself as an individual star

Multiple Star systems - the stars orbit each other

Size and Mass

Essentially spherical with a diameter of more than a hundred times the earth

What is it made of?

a big ball of hydrogen and helium gas

can be split into four distinct sections (a photosphere, convection zone, radioactive zone, and core)