Synopsis
See what would happen if you really could switch off the sun.
- Programme: Hey You, What If?
- Series: 1
- Episode: 25: You Could Switch Off the Sun?
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Science | Earth and space | Describe the sun, Earth and moon as approximate spherical bodies
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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