Why does Earth get more energy from the sun than from all the other stars in the universe combined? The sun is much larger than the other stars. The sun is much hotter than the other stars. The sun is much denser than other stars. The sun is much closer than the other stars.

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Why does Earth get more energy from the sun than from all the other stars in the universe combined? The sun is much larger than the other stars. The sun is much hotter than the other stars. The sun is much denser than other stars. The sun is much closer than the other stars.

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The sun is much closer than the other stars.

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While it's correct that the sun is much larger, hotter, and denser than many other stars, the primary reason Earth receives more energy from the sun than from all other stars combined is due to its proximity. The next closest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri, is over four light-years away, making the energy we receive from it, and other stars much more diffuse by the time it reaches us. The inverse-square law states that the intensity of light or energy from a point source (like a star) decreases with the square of the distance from the source. Given the sun is approximately 93 million miles away compared to stars that are billions of miles away, the energy from the sun is much more concentrated when it reaches Earth.

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Why does Earth get more energy from the sun than from all the other stars in the universe combined? The sun is much larger than the other stars. The sun is much hotter than the other stars. The sun is much denser than other stars. The sun is much closer than the other stars.

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