The Sun.. A visible god in the universe. The relationship between the earth and the sun is undescribable. Sun is an icon of Energy. With a radius 110 times that of Earth and a mass 330,000 times greater, the sun reigns as the center of the solar system. The gravitational pull of the fierce, stormy ball of gas holds earth orbit, and its emissions power the Earth-atmosphere systems on which our lives depend. As the source of almost all the energy in our world, it holds the key to many of our questions about Earth and sky. Geographers examine the relationship between the sun and Earth to explain such earthly phenomena as the alternating periods of light and dark that is referred to as day and night. Other relationships between the Earth and sun also help to explain seasonal variations in climate. The sun is responsible for day and night and the changing seasons. The seasons are also caused by the relationship between the Earth and sun. In this case, the spinning of the Earth is not the important factor; rather, it’s that the Earth revolves around the sun. Because the earth’s axis is inclined, or tilted (23 and a half degrees, to be exact), sometimes the Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun (in June), and sometimes the Southern Hemisphere does in December. As far as people know with certainty that within the solar system, only the Earth has the energy from the sun that has been used to create life that can grow, develop, reproduce, and eventually die.
Earth receives about 1/2,000,000,000 (one two billionth) of the radiation given off by the sun, but even this tiny amount drives the biological and physical characteristics of Earth’s surface. Other bodies in the solar system receive some of the sun’s radiant energy, but the vast proportion of it travels out through space unimpeded. The sun’s energy is the most important factor determining environmental conditions on Earth. With the exception of geothermal heat sources such as volcanic eruptions and geyser springs and heat emitted by radioactive minerals, the sun remains the source of all the energy for Earth and atmospheric systems. The intimate and life-producing relationship between Earth and sun is the result of the amount and disruption of radiant energy received from the sun. Such factors are our planets size, its distance from the sun, its atmosphere, the movement of the Earth around the sun and the planet’s rotation on an axis all affect the amount of radiant energy that earth receives. Though some processes of the physical environment results from Earth forces not related to the sun, those processes would have little relevance were it not for the life-giving, life-sustaining energy of the sun. The Earth revolves around the sun at an average distance of 150 million kilometers (93 million miles). The sun’s size and its distance from the Earth challenge geographers’ comprehensions. About 130 million Earths could fit inside the sun, and plane flying at 500 miles per hour would take 21 years to reach the sun.Then we coming to look at `Sun-Origin` (Land of The Rising Sun) Japan..One of the most significant and perceptible booms recently is one that utilizing solar energy.
In the last decade a collection of photovoltaic cell panels have began to appear mostly everywhere, via the rooftops of homes, businesses, airport terminals, large factories and schools. The most interesting thing about this obvious growth though has been the large number of new homes having solar energy being incorporated into their designs. It’s amazing to see houses being retrofitted with solar panels on their rooftops across Japan. The country took the lead as the nation producing the majority power from solar energy, a lead which has expanded during the years with production passing 1.13 million kilowatts during the year of 2005. Similar to the case during the 1960s, it’s the exports that are obtaining the headlines, although it’s domestic demand that is actually countersigning the “Solar Boom”. The number one market leader in solar energy in Japan is Sharp Corporation, this industry have reinvested deeply into their production capacity, other manufactures of solar energy are mobilizing into the business as high demand continues to rise exponentially in the market, passing 20% in the growth rates. Most of the solar panels produced in Japan are sold and implemented in Japan itself. Two years ago, 100,000 households have had solar panel systems installed. Today, more than 200,000 Japanese homes have solar energy technology currently running.As of now, the Japanese government is dynamically stimulating the market through a range of inducements, and the main objective is to increase the amount of electrical energy produced by solar power via last year’s 1.13 million kilowatts to 4.8 million kilowatts in just four years from now. Whereas a definite percentage of that will be going through industrial production, a large significant amount will be via regular homes.
