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It takes 8 minutes for light to travel from the surface of the Sun to Earth because it is moving through the vacuum of space. The light would have originated in the centre of the Sun. It takes a long lime for the light to escape because the Sun is essentially opaque on the inside. The light is constantly absorbed and re-emitted in a random direction, frustrating its movement through the star.

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What hits the atmosphere faster than 90000 mph?

Space dust hits earth 900 million times a minute.


How far will the moon be from the earth ten million years from now?

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Is the earth and mars farthest apart in space?

The distance from Earth to Mars changes on a minute to minute basis. The two travel along elliptical orbits that are not synchronized, so they are constantly alternating between getting closer together and farther apart. Theoretically, Mars and Earth are closest together when Earth is at farthest point from the Sun(aphelion) and Mars is at its closest to the Sun(perihelion). At that point the two would be within 54.6 million km of each other. That point is said to be theoretical because it has not been observed during recorded history. The closest known approach was in 2003, when Earth and Mars were separated by only 56 million km. On the opposite end of the scale, Mars and Earth can be 401 million km apart when they are in opposition and both are at aphelion. The average distance between the two is 225 million km.


Why does the sun keep on shining?

The Sun, like many other stars, is a huge ball of ionized plasma, mostly hydrogen, that is fusing that hydrogen into helium in its core.The process requires incredible temperatures (15 million K) and immense pressure, but it also releases an extraordinary amount of energy. Every second, the Sun releases more energy than all of the power used on Earth for the past million years. Only a tiny fraction of this energy reaches Earth, and the rest radiates off into space. But it is enough energy to support life on Earth.


Eventually all the energy that reaches the earth's surface is?

Radiated away as heat. If the Earth lost energy constantly, it would eventually freeze; if it gained energy constantly, it would eventually boil. The Earth has an energy balance; equal amounts of energy are absorbed by the Earth as sunlight as are radiated away as heat. If the Earth were to become too warm, more clouds would form, reflecting light away and causing the Earth to cool down. If the Earth were to get too cold, fewer clouds would form, allowing more heat and light in. However, over the past few million years, the Earth has had more ice ages than moderate periods.

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It takes one million years for energy to be released from the sun and minute s to reach Earth from the sun?

The Sun continuously releases energy which takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.


In one minute earth receives how much energy from sun?

every minute, enough energy arrives at the Earth to meet our demands for a whole year.


It takes one million years for energy to be released from the sun and?

8.3333 minutes to reach Earth.


Scientist claim that every minute about 900 million tons of what hits the earth?

Americans


How many minutes does it take for energy to be released to reach earth?

That depends a lot on where the energy is released, and what form of energy you are talking about.


What year was solar energy invented?

The very minute the Earth was formed...Solar energy has been shaping the planet ever since...


Where is the earths energy released?

Earths energy is released when there is too much heat inside of Earth and volcano's erupt.


What elements could meet earth energy demands for million of years?

Lithium


What is geothermal potential energy?

It is the energy released from earth's surface. It can be used to generate electricity.


What is the point inside the earth where the first movement of an earthquake occurs and energy is released?

the point inside the earth where the first movement of an earthquake occurs and energy is released is called the epicenter.


The is the point inside Earth where the first movement of an earthquake occurs and energy is released.?

the point inside the earth where the first movement of an earthquake occurs and energy is released is called the epicenter.


How far is Mars from Earth today?

The distance between the two changes on a minute-to-minute basis since both are constantly moving. However, the average distance is 225 million kilometers.