Solar Oven Vocabulary

What is solar energy

• an oven

• electricity

• energy from the sun

• energy from the outlet

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How is a solar oven different from an electric oven?

• The solar oven uses the sun to heat it.

• The solar oven has to be plugged in to work.

• Both are used to cook food.

• The solar oven works at night.

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What is an insulator?

• a light

• a material that traps heat

• a material that lets heat escape

• a cutting tool

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What term means that light bounces

• solar

• absorb

• insulate

• reflect

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Which color will absorb the most heat (get hottest fastest)?

• black

• orange

• white

• yellow

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Which tool measures heat?

• mirror

• tape measure

• thermometer

• stop watch

In America we measure temperature in what unit?

• Celcius

• Fahrenheit

• Inches

• Minutes

Where does most energy on our planet come from?

• the rotation of Earth

• People

• the sun

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solar ovens can heat water

• true

• false

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What is the purpose of the aluminum foil?

• The foil reflects the sunlight and sun's heat into the box.

• The foil absorbs the heat from the sun.

• The foil keeps the oven clean.

• The foil makes the oven look better.

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