The Sun - Concepts - Chapter 1 Class 6 Geography - The Earth and the Solar System - Geography

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  • Sun : the largest and central member of the solar system, worshipped as a god by ancient people.
  • The main source of heat and light for all forms of life on earth.
  • Diameter : 109 times greater than Earth’s diameter
  • Distance : 15 crore km from Earth
  • Photosphere : The brilliant disc of the sun seen from Earth., 
  • Temperature: Surface temperature is about 6,000°C and at the center of the sun is 1,50,00,000°C.
  • Light : speed 3,00,000 km/s, takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach earth
  • The gravitational pull of the sun keeps the solar system together.
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