The Sun is classified as what type of star?

G-type main-sequence (Yellow Dwarf)

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The Sun: Our Star

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01The Sun is primarily composed of which two elements?
02Which layer of the Sun is the visible surface that we see from Earth?
03Approximately how long does it take for light from the Sun's surface to reach Earth?
04What is the process that generates the Sun's immense energy?
05The Sun is classified as what type of star?
06What are the relatively dark, cooler areas on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic activity?
07The Sun's extended outer atmosphere, visible during a total solar eclipse, is called the:
08The cycle of the Sun's magnetic activity, which influences the number of sunspots, lasts approximately how many years?
09Energy is transported from the Sun's core to its outer layers primarily through photons in which zone?
10What is the name for the continuous stream of charged particles released from the Sun's upper atmosphere?