Water
When you click play, what is happening to the water? What type of energy is that?
The water is __________________.
That type of energy is _________ energy.
Heating up
Thermal energy
What 2 types of energy does the lightbulb have?
Electrical energy and thermal energy
What 2 types of energy does the fluorescent bulb have?
What type of energy does the fan have?
Mechanical energy
Where does most of the energy on Earth come from?
the Sun
The wires from the solar panel have what type of energy?
Electrical energy
Which one has more thermal energy, the lightbulb or the fluorescent bulb?
The lightbulb
Which one gives off more radiant energy, the lightbulb or the fluorescent bulb?
The fluorescent bulb
What is the name of the machine that uses wind to produce electricity?
Wind Turbine
What 2 types of energy come from the Sun?
Radiant energy and thermal energy
What happens when there are a lot of clouds in the sky?
Use the words Radiant energy and Electrical energy in your answer.
When there are a lot of clouds in the sky, no radiant energy reaches the solar panel, so the solar panel cannot make electrical energy.
True or False: the lightbulb still lights up with a medium amount of clouds in the sky.
True
What is the full energy transformation for the Sun to solar panel/wire to the fluorescent bulb?
Radiant energy -> Electrical energy -> Radiant/Thermal energy
What is the full energy transformation for the Sun to solar panel/wire to the fan?
Radiant energy -> Electrical energy -> Mechanical energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be __________
Changed or transformed
What is the full energy transformation for the Sun to solar panel/wire to water?
Radiant energy -> Electrical energy -> Thermal energy
What is the full energy transformation for the Sun to solar panel/wire to the lightbulb?
Radiant energy -> Electrical energy -> Radiant/Thermal energy
Explain why you would rather have a fluorescent light bulbs in your house rather than the regular light bulb.
The fluorescent light bulb has more radiant energy and less thermal energy than the regular light bulb.
Is solar energy renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable
What percent (%) of Virginia's total electricity comes from solar panels?
5%
Where in Virginia is the largest solar panel farm?
Where is the world's largest solar panel farm?
Spotsylvania County, VA (about an hour south of Glasgow Middle)
Sahara Desert in Morocco
What element are solar panels made out of?
Silicon
What year was the solar panel invented?
1954
About how much does it cost to build a solar panel farm (power plant)?
Between $700,000 and $1,000,000