Facts About the Sun for Kids What is the Sun Science Lesson for Kids Twinkl USA

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have you ever wondered what the sun is and why it's so important the sun is gigantic hot ball of gas that gives us light and heat it's like massive fiery lamp in the sky that helps plants grow and keep us warm is the sun star yes the sun is star in fact it's the closest star to Earth and is at the center of our solar system there are billions of stars out there but the sun is the closest star to Earth and is at the center of our solar system the closest star to the sun is Proxima centori which is about 4.24 light years away why is the Sun hot the sun's core is scorching 27 million de it's huge ball of gas where nuclear reactions happen creating enormous amounts of heat light and energy this energy travels through space and reaches us making the sun very hot and bright how big is the Sun the sun is enormous you could fit more than million Earths inside the sun it's about 864,000 wide even though it's the biggest thing in our solar system some other stars are even bigger the Sun is also around 4.5 billion years old and has layers just like our planet why do the planets orbit the Sun the sun is at the center of our solar system and its powerful gravity pulls the planets towards it keeping them in orbit this is why planets like Earth go around the Sun in circle the Sun's gravity is also what keeps us on the ground here on Earth how far is the Earth from the Sun the Earth is about 93 million miles away from the sun on average the distance changes because Earth orbits the Sun but it takes about 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach us the farthest distance between the Sun and the Earth happens in July and is about 94.5 million miles fun facts the sun gives us energy and helps plants grow by providing sunlight which plants use to make food this energy eventually makes its way to us always remember never look directly at the sun it can seriously damage your eyes if you need to do any research or want to look at the sun always remember to wear sunglasses the Earth's magnetic field protects us from most of the sun's harmful energy in particles the sun is made mostly of hydrogen and helium two very light gases so next time you enjoy sunny day remember these cool facts about our very own star the sun for more information and resources related to the sun head to twinkl.com