Question

If the distance between Earth and Sun becomes half of its present distance, what is likely to happen to life? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

Dear student,
Due to the decrease in the distance between the earth and the sun, the temperature of the earth would become very high and also that there will be a possibility of collision between the earth and the sun due to the increase in the force attraction between them.

Life may no longer exist because some special environmental conditions are needed for the existence and continuation of life on the earth. The right distance of earth from the Sun is necessary so that it has right temperature range, the presence of water and suitable atmosphere and a blanket of ozone.Hence, life would become tough to survive on Earth.

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