Question

1. how big is the sun, compared to earth?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall size - related data

The sun is a star and Earth is a planet. The sun has a diameter of about 1.392 million kilometers, and Earth has a diameter of about 12,742 kilometers.

Step2: Calculate the ratio

To find out how many times bigger the sun is than Earth in terms of diameter, we divide the sun's diameter by Earth's diameter: $\frac{1392000}{12742}\approx109$. In terms of volume, the sun's volume is about 1.3 million times that of Earth.

Answer:

The sun is about 109 times bigger than Earth in terms of diameter and about 1.3 million times bigger in terms of volume.