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Which statement describes the motion of the sun?

a: The sun rotates at the same rate throughout.

b: The sun does not rotate at its poles.

c: Different parts of the sun rotate at different rates.

d: The sun does not rotate at its equator.

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If I get this wrong please don't judge:

C. Different parts of the sun rotate at different rates.

The sun isn't a solid, its a big ball of gas.

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Answer:

C. Different parts of the sun rotate at different rates.

Explanation:

The Sun rotates on its axis. The spin rate is different at different parts of it. This is because Sun is not a solid. It is a gas giant. Its energy or radiation is all derived from thermonuclear reactions like the proton proton cycle and the Carbon Nitrogen cycle that happen inside it.

Unless it is a solid object, something like the Earth, all parts of it cannot spin at the same rate.

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