The Sun: Some Fun Facts for Kids

Humans have always been in fascinated by the sun.  Ancient Egyptians had a sun godcalled RA.


In central America, the Aztec’s sun god was named Tonatiuh.


Human life would disappear without the sun.  All living things- human and non-human need the sun for heat and light.  Grass, crops, plants grow and feed the planet’s inhabitants through a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.



The sun together with water and carbon dioxide helps plant life to grow.  Human bodies need the sun to give us vitamin D which is produced underneath the skin.

How big is the Sun?

-one million earths could fit inside the sun.  Scientists consider it an AVERAGE-SIZED star.

How Long Does it Take for Light to Reach Earth?

The light that you are now seeing left the sun eight (8) minutes ago.

How Old is the Sun?

I am 4.6 million years old!

How Hot is the Sun?

Let’s put it his way, if you drove into the sun by spaceship, you would burn up long before you reached its inner core. The inner core is thought to be around 160 million degrees Celsius.!!!  The outer temperature is around 5500 Celsius (9,941 Fahrenheit) The average temperature of the earth is below 60 Celsius.
