Ask them to vote on the things they'd miss the most. Are there things not on your list that they'd miss? After taking an informal poll, present your findings to friends and family members by creating a simple chart or picture that shows what people would miss the most about the Sun.
Imagine that the Sun does go out several years from now. As an intrepid explorer of the world, you vow to survive. You know that the oceans will freeze over, but that warmer water will continue to exist deep below the surface. Write a short story about your struggle and journey to a place where you plan to survive the loss of your planet's home star. Be sure to include plenty of details about how your world changes and what incredible obstacles you face in your search for a new way of life.
Up for a challenge? Pretend that you're the owner of the world's largest producer of sunglasses. Scientists have just announced that the Sun will be going out in approximately one year. As the head of your company, you realize that your product will be rendered useless by the absence of the Sun.
What will you do? Rather than simply go out of business, it is your task to use your imagination to come up with a new business plan for the transition to a Sun-less sky. Is there another use for sunglasses that you could promote instead?
Or could you use your raw materials to produce something else valuable in a frosty world? Have fun using your imagination to develop a new business plan for a company with a soon-to-be-obsolete product!
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Jan 25, That's awesome, tyler! Vikash Bhakta Jan 17, Jan 26, It sounds like this topic really interests you, Vikash!! Thanks for sharing!! Jan 21, Hi, shaun! What is your specific question about this Wonder? Daveon Sep 29, The Earth would be very cold and very dark and we will die! Aug 14, Alek Aug 7, Imagine if someone was born and can be able to breathe carbon dioxide when the sun went out.
I'm pretty sure he or she would live for a lot of years. Aug 9, Jordan May 6, What if we were already living on Mars when the sun went out? May 9, Madison Hamp May 3, How was the Sun created? Why do we have the Sun? How did God create it? Because I'm pretty sure we all know that it didn't just appear there all by its self.
Just like all of the other planets. May 3, Wade Apr 24, If the sun went out there would be no crops no food Also if the sun went out it could create a black or even explode both of them would kill us. Elizabeth J Mar 8, Mar 9, By far the best star! Mar Apr 24, So cool wonder who could survive the cold? Alicia Feb 3, I learned that humans, animals, and plants all rely on the sun.
Lebron23 Feb 21, Feb 6, That burning star is keeping us alive. Thank you, sun! Moackeyuip Nov 29, Nov 29, Simon Nov 15, When the sun burn out where will the best place to live be? Nov 16, Davion Dec 19, Dec 19, Simon Nov 14, I actually got a question will the earth actually have no sun in the future? I read in a book and when that happens people will live in Titan moon of Saturn. It would not produce plants and trees and then we would die because tresses would be gone and they give us oxygen and take carbon dioxide and with no tree there would be carbon dioxide and we soil die if we breath carbon dioxide.
Nov 14, Tommy Oct 17, Earth wouldn't produce life without the sun. The suns heat makes trees and grass grow because it evaporates the water and that makes rain witch waters plants witch produce life. So therefore earth would be a barren land without the sun.
How far north? Try the Arctic Circle! During the summer, the sun does not set above the Arctic Circle. In fact, this phenomenon is what helps to define the Arctic Circle. Like the equator , the Arctic Circle is an imaginary line.
It's defined as the latitude above which the sun does not set on the day of the summer solstice usually around June North of the Arctic Circle , periods of constant sunshine last for up to six months of the year at the North Pole.
The opposite is also true for parts of the year, though. Above the Arctic Circle , the sun never rises on the day of the winter solstice usually around December Do you think you could live somewhere where it's always day for half of the year and always night for the other half of the year?
There are several countries with areas within or that border the Arctic Circle. If you really love the sun, you might think about a spring and summer vacation to Svalbard, Norway. The sun doesn't set there from about April 19 to August 23 each year! This phenomenon occurs because the Earth is tilted on its axis by approximately 23 degrees.
At the poles both north and south , this means that the sun only rises and sets once each year. Of course, these phenomena aren't limited to only northern areas. They also occur in southern regions near the Antarctic Circle. However, at most there are only about 1, people working in Antarctica per year, so very few people experience these phenomena there. Newcomers or visitors, though, often find it hard to adjust and may have trouble sleeping, especially when the sun is shining all night long.
So you find yourself stranded in the Arctic Circle. It's summer. The sun is up 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. How do you deal with it?
Do you spend all evening at the beach…if you can find one? How would you sleep with the sun out all the time? How do you think it would affect your everyday life? What are the pros and cons of 24 hours of sunlight? Make a list of the positives and negatives you'd experience with so much sunlight.
Then decide whether you think you could enjoy living in an area where you wouldn't see night for many months. Feel free to share your thoughts with your Wonder Friends on Facebook. We can't wait to hear what you'd do with 24 hours of sunlight! Have you looked into any of our other Science Wonders? That's awesome, Zaharah!
Thanks for sharing your connection. That's cool, Johanna. If some of our friends want to throw a little monetary love our way, we would be very grateful but it's certainly not a requirement. Thanks for checking out this Wonder! It would be really strange to live in darkness for six months and then in daylight for the other six months!
Thank you for commenting, Ana! Hi, jerry! That's a good point. Hi, Muhammad! You're right, in some places the temperatures stay cool. That's not always a bad thing! Thanks for sharing this information, Torfinn!! We're glad you joined the discussion, yousaf! Thank you for exploring this Wonder and the comments! Hi, Mahdi! There are some places where that happens.
For example, Alaska experiences this sometimes. You could research places online and at the library! We encourage you to keep researching at your library and online. No worries, Nikolas! It can't stay dark forever. The far north also experiences months of total light.
We think it might take some time to get used to sleeping while it's bright outside, but we think it's pretty cool, too, Tyler! Hi there, Wonder Friend Julia! The sun stays out in certain areas due to those locations-- the North and South poles. The sun rose at am and will set at 3. And for the week or so after that, it will continue increasing at the slightly slower pace of about 2 minutes and 7 seconds per day. In fact, this time period around the vernal or spring equinox—and actually peaking at the equinox—is the time of year when the number of daylight hours is growing the fastest.
In August, the daylight loss rate accelerates by two minutes each day until the winter solstice between December 20 and The sun is coming up about a minute earlier each day and setting about a minute later each day.
This place sees around two months of 24X7 sunlight, whereas during winters, the place sees around 30 consecutive days of total darkness. During summers, nights are clear in Iceland, whereas during the month of June, the sun actually never sets.
From late May to late July, the sun actually does not set here, which is later compensated from the beginning of November for the next 30 days, which the sun does not rise, and is known as the polar night.
This also means that the country remains in darkness during the harsh months of winter. Famed for snow-capped mountains and mesmerising glaciers, this place can be visited in either summers or winters. The land of thousand lakes and islands, most parts of Finland get to see the sun straight for just 73 days during summers. During this time, the sun continues to shine for around 73 days, whereas, during the winter time, this region sees no sunlight. It is also one of the reasons why people here sleep less in summer, and more during winters.
When here, you get to enjoy the Northern Lights and also get the opportunity to indulge in skiing and experience the feel of staying in glass igloos. From early May until late August, Sweden sees the sun setting around midnight and rising at around 4 AM in the country. Here, the time period of constant sunshine might last for up to six months of a year.
So when here, one can spend long days by indulging in adventurous activities, by going out for golfing, fishing, exploring trekking trails, and much more.
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