3rd Grade Unit 5, Week 5- HERE COMES SOLAR PANELS

Read this sentence from the text.

So they are looking for new, alternative sources of energy that won't run out.

What does the word new mean in the sentence?

• to know something in the past

• a small animal

• something never used before

• something that is reused

Why does the author think solar power is a good energy alternative? Pick two choices.

• It is expensive.

• It is inexpensive.

• It is a giant mirror.

• It is renewable.

• It is completely free.

Which statement explains what happens when the sun's rays hit solar panels?

• They produce electricity.

• They produce lightning.

• They produce fossil fuels.

• They produce warm air

Which detail from the article best supports what happens when the sun's rays hit solar panels?

• "Solar power is one source of renewable energy."

• "The sun's rays hit the solar panel and cause it to produce electricity."

• "Someday solar power may completely replace fossil fuels."

• "You get your energy from eating healthful foods. "

Read this sentence from the text.

That means it isn't made, or changed, by people.

Which word sounds like another word that means "a person paid to clean a house."

• maid

• followers

• made

• changed

How does the author help the reader understand how solar power is a good alternative energy source?

• by comparing solar power to wind power

• by explaining the results of using solar power

• by comparing weak and strong solar power

• by explaining what fossil fuels are

Why does the author choose to use cause and effect in the third paragraph on page 391?

• to show why we use fossil fuels

• to show how to use wind energy

• to show how to use solar energy

• to show why we need alternative energy sources

Which detail from the article best supports the third paragraph on page 391?

• "Once a fossil fuel is gone, it's gone forever."

• "Energy keeps things moving."

• "But these fuels come from deep beneath the Earth's surface."

• "So we need alternative energy sources to replace them."

Read this sentence from the text.

Power from the Sun is always available.

Which is the correct definition for the word Sun?

• a star that produces heat

• boy

• friend

• child

Which word sounds like Sun but has a different meaning?

• soon

• son

• sum

• some