Extremely bright ring of light around the edge of the sun that is only visible during a solar eclipse.
What is corona?
100
Devices used to transform solar energy into electricity.
What are solar cells?
100
Leading boundaries of warm and cold air moving around Earth.
What are fronts?
200
Energy particles
What is radiation?
200
An instrument used to determine direction. The needle always points to magnetic north.
What is a compass?
200
To take up, soak in, or capture.
What is absorb?
200
System that provides heating (or cooling) without any mechanical or electrical devices.
What is passive solar energy?
200
Anything that takes up space and has mass; can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
What is matter?
300
The dark area created by an object that stops light.
What is a shadow?
300
The star around which Earth and the other planets revolve. It gives us heat, light and energy.
What is the sun?
300
To bounce back.
What is reflect?
300
The transfer of heat energy to the air in an enclosed space.
What is space heating?
300
The flow of warm air up and cool air down.
What is convection?
400
A position or arrangement in relation to another position or location.
What is orientation?
400
A course or line in which something moves, lies, or points.
What is direction?
400
A material used to capture solar energy in a water heater or other device.
What is a solar collector?
400
Water evaporating from the ocean, forming clouds falling on land and flowing back into the sea.
What is the water cycle?
400
A material, such as water that can absorb a large amount of heat for its volume and release the energy slowly.
What is a heat sink?
500
A darker area in the middle of a shadow.
What is umbra?
500
A chemical that reflects or carries light.
What is pigment?
500
Natural gas, oil, or coal that is taken from the earth.
What are fossil fuels?
500
System that provides heating (or cooling)with the assistance of mechanical or electrical devices to move heat around.
What is active solar energy?
500
The change of energy from one form to another( such as light to heat) OR the movement of energy from one object to another ( such as heat moving from air to soil or water)