Let's pretend. The Sun is off.
It shines for billions of years.
The Sun is a star.
It is big and hot.
It is a ball of gas.
I see the Sun.
Words to know
- pretend: make-believe
- billions: so many
- star: a sky light
Facts
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Sources
- https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/
- https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/sun-heat/en/
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/sun/
- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/what-would-happen-to-earth-if-the-sun-suddenly-vanished
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/photosynthesis/
- https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/biological/aquatic-plants-and-algae/energy-acquisition/weird-science-hydrothermal-vents-and-cold-seeps
- https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/mobile/2013/04/30/what-is-the-speed-of-gravity/index.html
- https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/moon-phases/en/
- https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/solar-system-to-scale-sun-and-planets/
- https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/
- https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year/en/
- https://www.space.com/17816-earth-temperature.html
- https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/EnergyBalance
- https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/
- https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Herschel/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/light_travel.html
- https://ocean.si.edu/ecosystems/deep-sea/deep-sea
- https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-lifeonavent/
- https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/facts/
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/geothermal-basics
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