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[Music] [Music] the sun is light the sun is warmth the sun is daytime all of this is true the sun gives us light warmth and energy and today we'll talk about what the sun is and why it is so important for everyone living on the planet earth which means for all of us [Music] the sun is a star and it's the closest one to the earth the sun is huge and very hot how huge is it just imagine it's 327 thousand times bigger than our earth the temperature of its surface is almost 10 000 degrees

fahrenheit or over 5000 degrees celsius that's why its warmth can reach the earth even though the two are 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers away from each other you think it's a gigantic distance well the sun's light travels it in eight minutes [Music] stars just like people can be young and old our sun is middle-aged it means it's near the middle of its life cycle as scientists believe it appeared in the universe around 4.5 billion years ago and will keep shining for just as long over time the sun will get hotter and hotter and

it'll also grow bigger in a couple of billion years it'll become a giant star right now it's a dwarf star [Music] play with me in the kids academy app and learn about math reading writing and more scan the qr code or use the link in the description let's have fun