what is the sun made up of?

Answer 1

The sun is a huge, glowing sphere of hot gas. Most of this gas is hydrogen (about 70%) and helium (about 28%). Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen make up 1.5% and the other 0.5% is made up of small amounts of many other elements such as neon, iron, silicon, magnesium and sulfur. The sun shines because it is burning hydrogen into helium in its extremely hot core. This means that as time goes on, the sun has less hydrogen and more helium.

Answer 2

The Sun (like all stars) is made up of just about every element there is. The heavier elements (like iron) sink to the middle of the star and the lighter elements (like hydrogen) stay on top. The star "burns" through its hydrogen gases first though nuclear fusion reactions. Those reactions convert two hydrogen atoms into one big Helium atom. Then if the star still has enough mass, it will begin to convert the helium atoms into carbon. The star will continue converting its way clear down until all the elements in the star are iron, and it can convert no more. The nuclear fusion reactions cease.

Answer 3

The Sun is made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Hydrogen is the fuel that gets used in the Sun to produce energy. In the Sun's centre called the core, hydrogen is turned into helium, using a process called nuclear fusion.

Answer 4

The sun is a huge, glowing sphere of hot gas. Most of this gas is hydrogen (about 70%) and helium (about 28%). Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen make up 1.5% and the other 0.5% is made up of small amounts of many other elements such as neon, iron, silicon, magnesium and sulfur. The sun shines because it is burning hydrogen into helium in its extremely hot core. This means that as time goes on, the sun has less hydrogen and more helium.

Answer 5

The sun doesn't contain any minerals at all - it's too hot for big molecules to stay together. The sun is made up of two main elements, hydrogen and helium. Hydrogen makes up about 92% of all of the atoms in the sun while helium makes up about 7.8%. Oxygen, carbon, neon and nitrogen make up most of the remaining 0.2%.

Answer 6

The sun is made up of helium and hydrogen

Answer 7

Mostly hydrogen plasma, some helium, a little of all the naturally occuring elements up to atomic number 92.

Answer 8

Mainly hydrogen and helium. The sun makes energy by fusing hydrogen into itself, creating helium. Most of it is still hydrogen (about 70% hydrogen)

Answer 9

Many different elements in the form of gasses and plasma.

Hydrogen 73.46 %
Helium 24.85 %
Oxygen 0.77 %
Carbon 0.29 %
Iron 0.16 %
Sulphur 0.12 %
Neon 0.12 %
Nitrogen 0.09 %
Silicon 0.07 %
Magnesium 0.05 %

Answer 10

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas,
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees.