Solar Energy

Solar

100

The Sun is a ___

What is a star?

200

What is the word "Solar" derived from?

What is the Roman word "Solaris" meaning "sun"

300

Most of the energy from the sun goes off into ____.

What is space?

400

How much energy from the sun reaches the Earth?

What is only a small part?

500

The sun is a giant ball of _____.

What is gas?

Solar Energy

100

When sunlight hits things it turns to____.

What is heat?

200

What would the temperature be without the sun?

What is cold?

300

Could we live on Earth without the sun?

What is no?

400

Where are solar energy plants located?

What is vast rural land areas?

500

Where do plants store energy from the sun?

What is in their roots and leaves.

Solar Energy is Renewable

100

Is solar energy dependent on the utility grid?

What is no?

200

Solar energy is re_____.

What is renewable?

300

Why don't we use the sun for all of our energy needs?

It's hard to capture 

400

What happens to the light from the sun on a cloudy day?

Most of the light never reaches the ground.

500

The sun will make energy for that can be replenished for a long time, true or false?

What is true?

We Use Solar Energy

100

What do we use solar panels for on homes?

What is heat homes and water?

200

What are some things that use solar power?

What is calculators and some toys? 

(answers may vary)

300

Solar panels turn sunlight into___________.

What is electricity?

400

What experiment did we demonstrate to harness solar energy?

What is a solar oven?

500

We can cook ___________ in our solar ovens.

What is S'mores!!!