Question

What are the main gases present in the Sun?
1. Hydrogen and Helium
2. Hydrogen and Argon
3. Argon and Helium
4. Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Hydrogen and Helium

The correct answer is Hydrogen and Helium.

• The sun is a big ball of gas and plasma.
  • Most of the gas 91 per cent is hydrogen.
  • It is converted into energy in the sun's core.

•  The sun is composed of layers made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium.
  • These gases carry out different functions in each layer, and the sun's layers are measured by their percentage of the sun's total radius.
  • Sun gives us light and heat to warm our planet Earth.
  • It is a huge ball of gas 100 times bigger than Earth and composed of 74% hydrogen and 23% helium.
  • All the rest of the elements on Earth make up only 3% of the mass of the Sun, and most of this is in the elements carbon, nitrogen and oxygen.