The Sun!

The Sun!

Energy from the sun

• light energy

• heat energy

Sun's Energy is transformed to chemical energy.

That chemical energy is what powers photosynthesis!

Multiple Select

What do plants need for photosynthesis to occur?

• water

• soil

• pickles

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

Plants make their own food, but people and animals do not.

Producer

Organisms that make their own food.

Consumer

Organisms that must eat other organisms for energy.

Earth's food supply is produced by the sun's energy. From photosynthesis, that energy is transferred to chemical energy in plants. Animals eat plants and other animals, but the entire food chain can be traced back to sunlight. The sun is a very productive farmer.

Multiple Choice

Which best identifies why the sun appears so much brighter in the sky than any other star?

• It is much closer.

• It is much older.

• It is much larger.

• It is much younger.

Multiple Select

In what FORMS does the sun send energy to Earth?

• gas

• light

• carbon

• electric current

• heat (thermal)

Multiple Choice

What do plants MAKE during photosynthesis?

• seeds

• pollen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Multiple Choice

What do plants MAKE during photosynthesis?

• sugars

• chlorophyll

• xylem

• chloroplasts