U5 Here Comes Solar Power

Based on the sidebar How Solar Panels Work, what is the effect of electricity going into buildings?

• The sun's rays are are producing solar power.

• There is enough energy to power lights and stoves in homes.

• The environment is being polluted.

• Fossil fuels are nonrenewable.

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Which of the items below is not a fossil fuel?

• natural gas

• petroleum

• solar power

• coal

What is most likely to happen if we keep using fossil fuels as an energy sources?

• Home will always have electricity.

• The environment will have less pollution.

• There will be no more fossil fuels to use in the future.

• The fossil fuels will continue to produce electricity.

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What is the cause for the need to find alternative sources of energy?

• Solar power is cost less to use.

• Coal, petroleum and natural gases are fossil fuel.

• Using solar power is the best.

• When fossil fuels are gone they will not be available to us for energy.

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According to What Happens on a Rainy Day, what is the effect of using solar power on a rainy day?

• Energy can not be produce.

• Solar panels will still create electricity.

• There are some problems with solar energy.

• The sun is not shining.

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Why is Solar Power Deserves Its Day in the Sun is a good subheading for this section?

• Solar power is energy that comes from the sun.

• The sun has to shine to create solar power.

• Solar power is a good source for energy and everyone should know.

• Solar power works hard and needs a day at the beach.

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