Friday, September 24, 2010

Questions About the Sun

How big is the sun?
How hot is the sun?
When will the sun burn out?
Is there anything in all of the universe as big as the sun?
How much bigger is the sun compared to earth?
How long does it take sunlight to reach the earth?

Answers To Questions About the Sun

The sun is 864,938 miles in diameter, and earth is only 7,926 miles in diameter (http://www.bobthealien.co.uk/sunsize.htm)

Betelguese is a star that is 500 times bigger than the sun (http://www.bobthealien.co.uk/sunsize.htm)

The Sun is 4.5 billion years old, and it is already halfway through its life (http://www.bobthealien.co.uk/sunsize.htm)

At the core of the sun, it is 27 million degrees farenheit. (library.thinkquest.org/J002809/sun1.html)

 It takes sunlight 8 minutes to get to earth (http://www.universetoday.com/15021/how-long-does-it-take-sunlight-to-reach-the-earth/)

3 comments:

  1. I think you can find a lot of good information about this topic! Are you going to use it for your persuasive essay? What will you be trying to persuade?

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  2. yeah mannn, what the hec!? where are you going with this topic im soooo confused

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  3. I'm not using this for the persuasive paper, i just need more concepts

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