Solar Energy

Do you know what solar energy is? Solar energy is the energy from sunlight. It is awesome!
There are many uses for solar energy. Solar energy is why we are all alive today. It is the main
source of energy for all life forms! Did you know that sunlight gives us vitamin D? It is also
free!
On Earth we are very lucky. The sun is one of the biggest and brightest stars in the universe.
Did you know the sun is about !" times as big as the Earth? The sun is over "! million miles
from the Earth. #ut light is so fast that it takes less than ! minutes for sunlight to reach the
Earth. Even though the sun is far$ far away$ it %rovides a lot of energy! The largest solar %ower
%lant in the world is in the &o'ave Desert! The %ower %lant is !!! acres big.
Solar energy can hel% %eo%le save a lot of money. (n (ir )orce base in *evada saved
+,-$!!! a month when they used solar energy! That is a lot of money! (s you can see$ there are
many good things that come out of solar energy!
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. 5hy is solar energy im%ortant?
:. 5hy do you think the largest solar %ower %lant in the world is in a desert?
-. ;ow fast is light?
3. ;ow big is the world<s largest solar %ower %lant?
=. ;ow much does the (ir )orce in *evada save by using solar energy?
&ake a bubble ma% of what you learned/know about the sun! >(nd light?
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