Post on 30-Dec-2015
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THE SUN
By Jayden Merryman
Solar Flares
The Sun is a big star covered with fire.It can cause solar flares. They are really
dangerous.
Solar system
The Sun is in the Milky Way. It has planets that orbit it. The sun is in the center of the solar
system.
How old and other facts
The Sun is about 4.5 billion years old. It is about 93 million miles away from
Earth. It has gravity, its gravity keeps Earth and
other planets in steady orbits. The Sun is about 109 times larger than
Earth. The Sun produces incredible amounts of
heat and light. Its light is the building block for life on
Earth.
Vocabulary
gases: matter such as air that is not a solid or liquid.
Gravity: A powerful force that tends to pull objects
toward it. Orbit
A circular path that objects in space , such as the Earth orbiting the Sun.
References
The Sun by Lynn M. Stone