• Question: why is the sun so hot (warm)

    Asked by shanjess to Hayley on 21 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Hayley Evers-King

      Hayley Evers-King answered on 21 Mar 2013:

      Because it’s undergoing something called nuclear fusion! This basically means the sun is like a giant power station, putting out a lot of energy. The energy is emitted as heat.

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