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Explorations: Stars, Galaxies, and Planets
Thomas Arny, University of Massachusetts
The Sun, Our Star
Essay Questions
1
Why can the Sun not be powered by a chemical process such as the combustion of hydrogen and oxygen to form water?
2
Why is hydroelectric power generation an indirect form of solar power?
3
The Sun's corona has a temperature of 1 million K. Why does it not incinerate us?
4
Why is sailing an indirect form of solar power?
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