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Look down at night. Is the Earth glowing? No. It's basically a big ball of iron with soil on it. Some of the middle is molten, but not enough to give off light.
Look up during the day- right at the sun. Notice how the ridiculous amount of light is blinding you? That's because the enormous ball of nuclear fire in the sky is giving off light. The earth glows in the infrared just a little bit, even when the sun's light is not reflecting off the day side. This is due, in part, to the slow decay of long lived isotopes at the core, and the gradual escape of heat from the nuclear decay of similar isotopes scattered through earth's mantle and core. Earth also glows just a bit in other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio and television broadcasts, radar, and so on. Again, this glow is very slight.
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What does earth and space have in common?
The planet Earth and Saturn both orbit the sun. They also have day and night since they rotate on their axis. Earth and Saturn each have at least one moon.There both planets, are made of rock, live in the milky way, both have moons (even though Earth has one), and are both a creation of God
What does the ap in aphelion mean?
It comes from Greek apo- which means "away from". Thus "aphelion" is the point in a body's orbit when it is farthest away from the Sun (helios) and "apogee' is the point where a body orbiting the Earth is farthest from the Earth (geos).
Is the sun the source of all life on earth?
The sun is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Oceans come second.
Is the earth moving or is the sun?
It's scientifically proven that the earth IS extremely slowly getting closer to the sun because the gravitational pull of the sun is really strong but we won't collide with the sun before it expands and consumes the earth. Luckily this will not happen for a few billion years.
Why can both wind energy and water energy be considered indirect forms of solar energy?
all energy on Earth ultimately comes from the sun.
Which planet glows like a star before the sun rise?
the earth itself receives light from the sun. but it has the moon. the moon is the answer i think.
Why are you able to see the moon shining on earth?
The moon's surface reflects the sun's rays back to earth at night making it look like the moon glows.
Can the sun orbit the earth?
No. When one body is much more massive than the other, the lighter body (earth) orbits the heavier body (sun). Greater mass wins. The sun's mass is about 2 x 1030 kg. The earth's mass is about 6 x 1024 kg. Therefore the sun is about 300,000 times as massive as earth. Technically, it's most correct to say that both the Sun and the Earth orbit their common center of mass, but because the Sun is so much more massive than the Earth, the common center of mass is a point that's still within the Sun.
Do both the earth and the sun have a crust?
the earth has a crust but the sun appears to not have a crust
When the sun and earth are in a straight line it is called?
It could be a lunar eclipse (when the earth is in between both the sun and the moon) or a solar eclipse (when the moon is in between both the earth and the sun).
What is the name of a body in orbit around the sun?
Our Earth is a body that is in orbit round the Sun.
Is it true that the sun glows due to nuclear reactions in its corona?
No, the nuclear reactions are at the sun's core. It glows because the outer layers are at about 6000 degC and therefore it is incandescent
What does the sun and earth have incomin?
Both the earth and the sun are orbiting bodies. The earth orbits the sun, The sun and the solar system orbit the Milky Way Galaxy's center
What kind of body is the sun and what kind is the earth?
the sun is an average sized star and earth is a terrestrial planet.
Does the sun shine at night?
Yes. The sun remains in the same place. The earth rotates on its axis once in twenty-four hours. When one side of the earth is turned towards the sun it will be daylight on that side and night on the opposite side.
How can you compare sun and earth?
they are both sphericall
What the earth and the sun have in common?
they both have oxygen
