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Vast amounts of solar energy land on the earth every day, and only a tiny amount is captured for generating electricity. It is hardly being wasted, though, as much of it is used to warm the earth, to grow crops, to power photosynthesis in plants etc.
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How does a skateboard get energy from the sun?
By being solar powered
Where is solar energy being used in Philadelphia Pennsylvania?
In Pennsylvania
What quiestions are there about solar energy?
A question about solar energy could be: what is solar energy?: what does solar energy do?:does solar energy do anything for the earth/planet?
How could solar energy source be used?
You can use solar energy to power your house. You will need to get solar panels to convert solar energy to usable energy.
What is solar energy and where does it come from?
Solar energy is energy that comes from the sun.
What is solar energy about?
It is renewable It uses wasted heat and light energy
What is good about solar energy?
It is renewable It uses wasted heat and light energy
What is the wasted energy from a rocket?
The wasted energy in a car is electrical energy
How does insulation make homes energy efficient?
It results in less heat energy being wasted.
Can solar energy be changed into thermal energy without any work being done?
YesIt is true that solar energy can be changed into thermal energy without any work being done. The solar energy is thermal energy from the sun.
What is the energy transfer for a solar powered fan?
heat energy is transferred/converted into kinetic and sound energy. Kinetic is usefull as it turns the wings and that is its purpose. sound energy is wasted as you do not need this
Why is sound energy wasted when a kettle is heated?
when th kettle is heating up it making a boiling sound throught the process. This is sounded energy that is not being used hence wasted sound energy
What is an example of energy being transferred?
when solar energy gets away from the sun and the plants absorb the solar energy.
What is an example of solar energy being converted into chemical energy?
Green plants producing sugars is an example of solar engery being converted into chemical energy.
What happens to the energy that is not usefully transferred by the solar cells?
It would be wasted,if you are smart you would know that the opposite of useful is un useful
Is it always easy to collect wasted energy and use it?
Once the energy is wasted, you can't convert it back to useful energy.Once the energy is wasted, you can't convert it back to useful energy.Once the energy is wasted, you can't convert it back to useful energy.Once the energy is wasted, you can't convert it back to useful energy.
Is energy wasted in a coal - fired power plant?
Chemical energy is released when the coal burns with oxygen in the air. This energy is used to heat water, which is converted into steam. Not all of the energy is used to heat the water. Some of it is wasted by being transferred as heat to the surroundings. The energy of the steam is used to turn the turbines, but some of the steam energy is wasted.
