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is a star
is 1.4 million km in diameter
is 400 times larger than the Moon
is 100 times bigger than the Earth
is 149,597,887 km from the Earth
is relatively stationary
spins on its axis
is primarily made up of hydrogen and helium gas
produces its own light
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its average surface temperature is 6,000 degrees
Celsius
has a magnetic field
produces energy through nuclear fusion
because it is made up of gas does not rotate as
a solid body. It rotates faster at the equator
and slower at its poles.
it rotates once every 27 days at the equator and
once every 31 days at its poles
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is a planet
is 12,742 km in diameter
it is dense because it has a large core of iron
and other metallic elements
its distance from the Moon is 384,403 km
its distance from the Sun is 149,597,887 km
spins on its axis once every 24 hours
orbits the Sun once every 365 days
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has a magnetic field
it has an atmosphere
its atmosphere is rich in nitrogen and oxygen
71% of it is covered in water
has life on it
reflects light from the Sun
its average surface temperature is 14 degrees
Celsius
if the Sun was the size of a soccer ball, the Earth
would be the size of a pea in comparison
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is a moon
its diameter is 3,476 km
its ¼ the size of the Earth
its gravity is 1/6 that of the Earth’s
is relatively light for its size because it has a
small core
is 384,403 km from Earth
is about 150,000,000 km away from the Sun (on
average)
has no atmosphere
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its average surface temperature during the day is
100 degrees Celsius and it is -150 degrees Celsius
at night
spins on its axis once every 28 days
we always see the same side of the Moon from
Earth
orbits the Earth once every 28 days
does not produce its own light, it reflects light
from the Sun
has a weak magnetic field
has 8 phases