The Sun

SomeFacts

The sun is a star. It shines in space. It is more than 1 million times bigger than earth.

It seems small because it is so far away from earth.

The sun is billions of years old. It has been here longer than the dinosaurs.

We can only see the sun during the day. All living things need sunshine to live and grow.

The earth travels around the sun. It takes just over one year to go right around.

Sunrise is in the morning and Sunset is at the end of the day.

The light from the sun makes the moon shine.

When it is dark in Australia, the sun is shining somewhere else in the world. That

means the sun is shining all the time.