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HOW DOES SUN AND EARTH SIMILAR
The earth is a planet while the sun is a star. As a planet, the earth is composed of many minerals. It is a solid mass that is compact with rock. It has an atmosphere that serves as a natural barrier of protection against the hazardous elements coming from the outer space. Thus, it is a place where living things can thrive or live in. On the contrary, the sun (as a star) is like a huge ball of gas. It is constantly emitting both light and heat energy by virtue of atom collision made at very high speeds. Assuredly, one will immediately die by going even near the sun.

In terms of physical dimensions, the two differ in all aspects of size, diameter, volume, and weight among many other values. The sun is approximately 100 times bigger than the earth in terms of diameter. This means that you can place 100 pieces of earth in a straight line then connect the start and the end of this line for it to be the same as the sun’s diameter.


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