高一英语（下）必修三Unit 4 背景参考资料(Background knowledge).docVIP

背景参考资料(Background knowledge) Ⅰ The planets in the solar system The Sun is a star - it is not a planet. It is the only star we see during the daytime. The Sun measures more than a million kilometers across.Its center is about 15 million degrees Celsius. It is about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium.The Suns energy is produced by nuclear fusion reactions. It generates 386 billion megawatts of energy! Mercury is a small, rocky planet.Scientists think that there may be volcanic activity on Mercury, but they aren’t sure. The temperature on Mercury ranges from 90 K to 700 K. It was once believed that