UNIVERSE
THE SUN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sol
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Bob
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Super star
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun has been called by many names. The Latin word for Sun is “sol, ‘’ which is the main adjective for all things Sun-related: solar. Helios, the Sun god in ancient Greek mythology, lends his name to many Sun-related terms as well, such as heliosphere and helioseismology.
Detailed explanation-2: -Our planetary system is called “the solar system” because we use the word “solar” to describe things related to our star, after the Latin word for Sun, “solis.” Our planetary system is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sun belongs to the Milky Way galaxy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sol is the personification of the Sun and a god in ancient Roman religion.
Detailed explanation-5: -Some people give the word sun a capital letter to make it a proper noun when referring to our Sun. Stars can have actual names and another name indicating where it lies in a constellation. For example the star Rigel in the constellation Orion is also known as Beta Orionis.