The SunThe SunBy Mrs. Steele’s ClassBy Mrs. Steele’s Class

Jones Valley ElementaryJones Valley Elementary

Huntsville, Al. Huntsville, Al.

What is the sun?What is the sun?

The sun and all stars are large balls of hot The sun and all stars are large balls of hot gasses. The gasses are mostly hydrogen gasses. The gasses are mostly hydrogen and helium.and helium.

The temperature on the sun’s surface is The temperature on the sun’s surface is about 11,000 degrees F.about 11,000 degrees F.

The sun has been around for about 4.5 The sun has been around for about 4.5 billion years and will burn for another 5 billion years and will burn for another 5 billion years.billion years.

The SunThe Sun

The sun is an average or medium size star. There The sun is an average or medium size star. There are stars that smaller and larger than our sun. The are stars that smaller and larger than our sun. The sun is just the right size and distance from Earth sun is just the right size and distance from Earth so that there can be life on our planet.so that there can be life on our planet.

There are stars that are much larger than our sun. There are stars that are much larger than our sun. A star in the Orion constellation called Betelgeuse A star in the Orion constellation called Betelgeuse is 400 times larger than our sun. If our sun was is 400 times larger than our sun. If our sun was this size it would engulf Mercury, Venus, Earth and this size it would engulf Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.Mars.

The Earth in 93 million miles away from the Sun.The Earth in 93 million miles away from the Sun. Light travels so fast that it only takes eight minutes for Light travels so fast that it only takes eight minutes for

sun light to hit the Earth. sun light to hit the Earth.

Don’t be tricked!Don’t be tricked!

The sun does not move. The Earth is The sun does not move. The Earth is moving around the sun. It takes 365 and ¼ moving around the sun. It takes 365 and ¼ day for the Earth to make one full rotation day for the Earth to make one full rotation around the sun. around the sun.

It looks like the sun is going east to west It looks like the sun is going east to west across the sky because the earth is turning.across the sky because the earth is turning.

It takes the Earth 24 hours to make one It takes the Earth 24 hours to make one turn. This causes day and night.turn. This causes day and night.

What the sun does for the Earth!What the sun does for the Earth!

The sun keeps the Earth from being a The sun keeps the Earth from being a frozen planet.frozen planet.

The sun warms land quicker than water The sun warms land quicker than water these different temperatures causes wind these different temperatures causes wind and weather. and weather.

The sun feeds the plants. Without sunlight The sun feeds the plants. Without sunlight all plants would die. all plants would die.

The Sun gives Earth life!The Sun gives Earth life!

The EndThe End