The reason the north pole of a magnet points toward the geographic north when freely suspended is due to the Earth's magnetic field. The Earth itself acts like a giant magnet with a magnetic south pole near the geographic North Pole. Because opposite poles attract, the north pole of the ...
The Sun is significantly larger than the Earth, with a diameter about 109 times greater. Therefore, if we calculate the volume of the Sun and divide it by the volume of the Earth, we can estimate how many Earths could fit inside the Sun. The volume of a sphere is calculated using the...