~93 million miles.
In the form of electromagnetic radiation.
The sun's heat reaches the Earth in the form of electromagnetic radiation, which can travel through the vacuum of space. When this radiation reaches Earth, it gets absorbed by the atmosphere and the Earth's surface, warming it up. This is why you can feel the sun's heat even though there is no air between the sun and the Earth.
Energy from the sun travels to the earth's surface is brought here by electromagnetic radiation. Once the radiation reaches the planet, most of it is converted to heat.
Heat from the Sun travels through the vacuum of space in the form of electromagnetic radiation - primarily through infrared which has wavelengths longer than visible light; some of the visible light also gets converted to heat when it hits the planet (the darker the surface, the more pronounced this effect is).
The process that Earth receives heat from the sun is called radiation.
Heat from the sun transfers to Earth through radiation.
Heat travels from the Sun to the Earth in waves. These waves are part of the solar radiation process.
The average distance from the sun to the Earth is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers). The sun's rays travel this distance through the vacuum of space to reach the Earth and provide light and heat.
In the form of electromagnetic radiation.
The gravitational pull from the planets and the sun
Ultraviolet radiation
It takes 8 minutes from the Sun
No. Earth would be trapped by the Sun's gravity even if it didn't shone.
Even though the sun is far away, it emits electromagnetic radiation in the form of sunlight that travels through space and heats up the Earth's atmosphere. When this radiation reaches the Earth, it converts to heat energy upon striking the Earth's surface, making us feel the warmth of the sun.
The energy from the Sun is transferred via electromagnetic waves to the Earth. These e-m waves may travel in a vacuum, and do so essentially at the speed of light.
Heat from the sun cannot reach the earth through conduction or convection because space is a vacuum and does not contain matter to transfer heat. Heat from the sun reaches the earth through radiation, as electromagnetic waves travel through the vacuum of space.
All other stars are to far away to effect earth with heat.