• Question: how hot in the sun and why is it soo hot

    Asked by littlemissknowitall to Douglas, Matt, Tom on 24 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Matthew Hurley answered on 24 Jun 2010:


      From looking this up the Sun’s temperature at it’s surface is 5,505 °C. It’s so hot because it is one giant nuclear fusion reactor. We’re starting to experiment with these reactors to see if we can generate electricity with on earth.

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