Question

The sun generates about 4x10^26 joules energy every second. There are about 3.15x10^7 seconds in a year. About how many joules of energy does the sun generate in a year? Write the answer in scientific notation. Express the answer to the exact decimal place

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

To find the total amount of energy the sun generates in a year, we need to multiply the amount of energy generated per second by the number of seconds in a year.

Amount of energy generated per second: 4x10^26 joules
Number of seconds in a year: 3.15x10^7 seconds

Multiply these two numbers:

(4x10^26 joules) * (3.15x10^7 seconds) = (4 * 3.15) * (10^26 * 10^7) = 12.6 * 10^33 joules

Therefore, the sun generates approximately 1.26x10^34 joules of energy in a year.