Solar Energy L.2 Rapid readers

roughly how many years has our sun been burning for?

• 4.6 billion years

• 3.6 billion years

• 2.6 billion years

• 6.6 billion years

which word in the text is a synonym of repeat " complete an action over and over again"

• cease

• renewing

• clean

• essential

when solar energy is captured no pollution is released unlike what fuels?

• powerful fuels

• shell fuels

• fossil fuels

• petrol fuel

which vitamin does the sun's ultra violet light help humans to produce?

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin E

When sunlight reaches Earth, it is

roughly 4% ultraviolet, 43% visible and what percentage infrared?

• 50%

• 51%

• 52%

• 53%

Why do Satellites in space, as well as the International Space Station, make use of large arrays of solar panels for all of their power?

• because it is impossible to send fuel to these places once they are in the Earth’s orbit

• because it's too expensive to send to them by rocket

• because they need too much fuel

Which country led the way in 2019 by producing over 8.5% of its electricity via solar energy. (Remember the capital letter)

Globally, around _% of all electricity currently comes from solar power. Click the correct percentage.

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

• 4%