[abclily]

OK!! Everybody pay attention!

Lesson for today:

1. The sun is 1,300,000 times as big as the earth.

2. The sun is a giant nuclear furnace that controls the climates of all its planets.

3. The earth is one of the sun’s planets.

4. The earth is a speck in comparison to the size of the sun.

5. Inhabitants of the earth are less than specks.

Study Question: How do less-than-specks in congress plan to control the sun?

[Montana_Sam]

Study Question: How do less-than-specks in congress plan to control the sun?

Great question! You nailed it! Sun-spot activity is virtually 100% responsible for our climate; more such activity - warmer, less activity - cooler. Our puny (compared to, say, Veus), thin atmosphere (~20 mile thick compared to ~8000 mile diameter) is no match for the massive amount of energy absorbed from the sun, no matter what are our atmosphere's constituent components and ratios. The earth is essentially a closed system with a single energy input: solar radiation. That is what - fifth- or sixth-grade science? Good grief!