The Sun
The Sun is the star at the centre of our The eight planets and their moons as well as other smaller bodies such as asteroids and comets which orbit the Sun. and it's To move in a circle around a planet or star. by all the planets, including Earth. Without the Sun, life on Earth would not be possible as it provides heat and light for our planet.
Watch: Facts about the Sun
This video shares facts about the Sun and a song to help you remember them!
Narrator: Our Sun is just one of billions of stars in the Universe.
Stars are orbited by planets, who in turn, may be orbited by moons. It is truly massive.
At 1,300,000 times larger than the Earth, it is the gas fuelled fire ball that makes life possible on our planet.
As hydrogen is burned into helium at the Sun’s core, the energy created heats the solar system and produces light so strong that it should not be viewed with the naked eye…
Oh no, no, no, no, nooo… she’s back again!
Stella: Every time I look at you I put my shades on
You shine so bright, you’re a phenomenon!
We can see the moon as it reflects your light
You gas fuelled monster, you cosmic delight!
Don’t you know the Sun is a star,
Heating the Earth so I can drive my car
(With the top down)
Don’t you know the sun is a star, it doesn’t look like the others because it's not so far…
AWAAAAAAYYYYYY
Sun facts
- The Sun is a star. It gives out heat and light and makes life possible on Earth.
- The heat and light from the Sun is felt and seen on Earth.
- The Sun is orbited by planets.
- The Sun, like the Earth, is roughly A 3D shape that is round, like a ball. in shape but it is much, much bigger: 109 times wider.
As the Earth rotates on its This is an imaginary line that something rotates around. , it rotates towards and away from the Sun and this is how we get night and day. Watch this video to learn some more about the Sun.
Sunrise and Sunsets
Due to the Earth's rotation, the Sun always rises in the East and sets in the West.
If the Sun's This is a measurement for the width of any circular or spherical object. It is a line that passes through the centre, from one side to the other. is 109 times wider than the Earth, how many Earths would fit inside the Sun?
The Earth would fit inside the Sun 1,300,000 times!
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