would it melt your finger if you touched it?
2007-01-15 21:55:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No! Sun is hotter than Lava .
Lava is molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption. Magma is molten rock below the earth's surface. Lava, when first exuded from a volcanic vent, is a liquid at temperatures from 700 °C to 1,200 °C (1,300 °F to 2,200 °F).
The outermost layer of sun's surface which is called the "PHOTOSHERE" has a temperature around 6000 °C.
As you go inside its even hotter with the core having temperature around 13,600,000 °C
You can see for yourself that the sun is hotter.than lava.
About the "melting" part :
Your finger will burn on contact with Lava not melt.
Your whole body will vaporize before reaching the sun!!
2007-01-15 21:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 8⤊ 3⤋
The Sun is far hotter than lava. Like a million degrees hotter!
2016-05-24 22:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sun is way hotter. the sun is almost 30,000 times the earth and earth is bigger then lava. plus
you have to at least touch the lava before heating up and the sun you could be 600 meters away
and not go any further. Sorry all those people who don't think im right but see ya later
2014-07-10 12:30:10 · answer #3 · answered by allio 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The sun is hotter. Actually no one could ever really touch the sun as the sun's heat would melt your pretty little finger before you got close to it.
2007-01-15 22:40:35 · answer #4 · answered by Derek 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The sun is a lot hotter the surface of the sun is plasma
Yes your finger will start to melt before you could touch it
2007-01-15 22:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Normefoo 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
sun is hotter than lava...volcanic eruptions occur everywhere far from us but we cant feel the heat... but the sun is far more distance from us but we burn like hell
2016-09-14 01:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by mosupye 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly yes and no:
there are spots on the sun (the very "spots") which have a much lower teperature that the remainding surface. I think even below 1000°. But with the rest being over 10.000° it does not realy matter. Sitting on the beach with an ice cream cone you are not freezing, aren't you?
2007-01-16 01:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
lava 700° to 1250° Celsius.
sun 5496.85 degrees Celsius
You pick.
2007-01-15 22:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by drew2376 3 · 8⤊ 1⤋
No. Lava is only thousands of degrees hot while the sun is millions of degrees hot.
2007-01-15 22:04:09 · answer #9 · answered by Bob 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
sun is a hotter star
2007-01-15 22:00:17 · answer #10 · answered by Robert P 1 · 2⤊ 4⤋