Question

The sun produces 3.8 * 10 to the 27 power joules of energy per second. How much energy is produced in a year?

Answer 1

1.20 × 10^35

Explanation:

There are 60 seconds in 1 min and there are 60 mins in 1 hour. So in an hour there are 60 × 60 = 3600 seconds. There are 24 hours in a day. In a day, there are 3600 × 24 = 86400 seconds. A year is 365 days. So in a year there are 86400 × 365 = 31536000 seconds.

`(3.8 * {10}^(27)) * 31536000 = 1.20 * {10}^(35)`