By: Corban Mills, Olivia Petti, Suzy Kiker, and Maria Madina

H-DAWG’S

Solar Energy

Solar Power

Solar Power is an important energy opportunity for the people on earth.

Solar Power is using the energy from the sun to power our everyday life. Solar Power can be gathered such as solar panels, solar water heating, and solar furnaces. Solar Panels are panels that absorb the suns rays and convert it to energy for electrical or heating needs. Solar water heating is when the sun is used to heat water in glass panels on a roof. Solar furnaces is a huge array of mirrors that concentrate the suns energy to one space.

Chapter 1

What is Solar Power?

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Solar Vocabulary:1. Solar: Relating to energy from the

suns rays.2. Energy: Power derived from the

exploitation of physical or chemical resources.

3. Power: A supply of mechanical or electrical energy.

4. Solar Panel: A panel that is designed to absorb the suns rays and convert it to energy for electrical or heating needs.

Solar Panels

Gallery 1.1 Solar Panels and a Solar Furnace

Solar energy is created by the heat of the sun’s rays. These rays give off energy, radiated down to Earth. The energy will hit something called a solar panel (which we talked about in the last chapter) and the solar panels will convert the heat into electricity. How? Well in solar panels there is something called photovoltaic cells or PV cells. These cells take the heat and transform it into electricity.

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VOCABULARY

1. Radiation: Energy emitted as electromagnetic waves in the air. In this case from the sun.

2. Photovoltaic cells or PV Cells: A cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy.

3. Solar Batteries: Batteries that store solar energy and can be used to run appliances at night of when the sun is not shining.

The Creation of Energy

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At night, the sun is not out. So how do you use solar energy at night? Well during the day, you would get energy then store it in solar batteries. You will be able to use this stored power at

night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OAcv7k8Qc0This is a video of how solar energy is created.

This explains the way solar power is converted into solar energy

Gallery 1.2 Flow Chart

Solar power has many advantages such as it is a free resource, it needs no fuel, it produces no waste or pollution, and it can make a difference in home fuel bills. Solar Energy is free because it isn’t sold to consumers like nonrenewable resources are. It needs no fuel because it is powered by the sun, not by a fossil fuel or biofuel. It can lower your home fuel bills because instead of paying for electricity with a company you are using electricity from the sun and not paying a company. Solar energy is a renewable source.

This shows solar panels upon a house roof.

Chapter 3

VOCABULARY

1. Renewable: A source that can be used more over and over again and will not be depleted from the Earth.

2. Pollution: Pieces of waste or garbage that disturbs the Earth’s ways of life.

3. Fuel: An energy source for energy.

Advantages

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The disadvantages of solar power are not many. At night, of course, it doesn’t work unless you stored some in solar batteries. Not only that but it is very expensive to build a solar power plant. A single solar panel costs approximately $6,500. But with labor to work it, installation and balance out the system raises the

money to $19,500 (including solar panel).Expensive? Yeah, I think so. But what if you don’t live in a sunny climate? Solar power wouldn’t work too well there. Not a reliable source in a non-sunny climate...obviously.

Chapter 4

VOCABULARY

1. Solar Power Plants: Giant solar panels in a large open space that collect energy through solar power and distribute it.

Disadvantages

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Solar Power Plant

Gallery 1.3 Picture

Solar energy is a very good source of energy for our planet. But, the environmental impact is...not too good. To build solar panels in large fields can destroy natural habitats. Inside solar panels there are very hazardous materials such as photovoltaic cells. Unless you build the panels on an already standing building then it will destroy the natural habitat.

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VOCABULARY

1. Habitat: The home of any living organism.

2. Hazardous: Something risky or dangerous.

Environmental Impact

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Above, it shows that solar energy does not cause too much damage to the environment as much as other fuels.

This shows that building solar panels can destroy habitats by taking over a large piece of land.

Is solar energy a good energy source?

Overall solar energy is a good energy source. It’s very clean, gives off no pollution and no fossil fuels are used. So, its 100% eco friendly. After installation, it’s pretty

much free. Also, there is very little to no maintenance needed. We as a society we more than likely benefit from this source of energy and should defiantly pursue Solar Energy.

Solar Energy is from the sun. It’s collected through panels and produces electricity with the energy collected. It’s a very clean, renewable source of energy.

Chapter 6

VOCABULARY

1. Source: Something where a person place or thing originates from.

Is this a good energy source?

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This shows that solar energy is a good source because it doesn’t produce nearly any carbon dioxide.

Gallery 1.4 Graph

Quiz

1. What are some advantages of solar power?

2. What is the definition of Solar Power?

3. What is a Photovoltaic (PV) Cells?

Chapter 7

Quiz

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4. What are some disadvantages of Solar Power?

5. What are three ways to get Solar Energy?

6. How much does one Solar Panel cost?

A) $10,600

B) $3,680

C) $6,500

7. What comes after the sun reaches the Solar Panels?

A) The sun reaches the earth

B) The electricity is used to power things

C) The panels convert the Solar Energy into electricity

8. What is the definition of Energy?

A) A supply of mechanical or electrical energy

B) Power derived from the exploitation of physical or chemical resources

C) Relating to the energy from the sunrays

9. Essay: Do you think Solar Energy is a good resource? Why? Give evidence to support your answer.

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10. Essay: Write a letter a Solar Panel distributor and tell the distributor if you like or dislike Solar Energy. Give evidence to support your opinion.

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http://energyinformative.org

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCJHjmNuZhskCFUM7JgodQHQEpQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolpowered.com%2Fwhy-solar%2Fenvironmental-impact%2F&psig=AFQjCNHAI3-Flb-2qoTuFEBuyj7cwqGdjg&ust=1447256746891726

http://www.seia.org/about/solar-energy

http://www.go-green.ae/greenstory_view.php?storyid=1044

Appendix A

Bibliography

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To Mr. Hudson

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To Mr. Hudson for the great brains he has given us to create such a masterpiece as this text book.

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© H-Dawg’s Working Computer Lab Students Org. and Petersen Technology Association.

Took place at Winkler Middle School. Copyright to Corban Mills, Suzy Kiker, Olivia Petti, and Maria Madina.

Chapter 1

Energy: Power derived from the exploitation of physical or chemical resources.

Power: A supply of mechanical or electrical energy.

Solar Panel: A panel that is designed to absorb the suns rays and convert it to energy for electrical or heating needs.

Solar: Relating to energy from the suns rays.

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Radiation: Energy emitted as electromagnetic waves in the air. In this case from the sun.

Photovoltaic cells or PV Cells: A cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy.

Solar Batteries: Batteries that store solar energy and can be used to run appliances at night of when the sun is not shining.

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Chapter 1

Energy: Power derived from the exploitation of physical or chemical resources.Power: A supply of mechanical or electrical energy.Solar Panel: A panel that is designed to absorb the suns rays and convert it to energy for electrical or heating needs.Solar: Relating to energy from the suns rays.

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Renewable: A source that can be used more over and over again and will not be depleted from the Earth.

Pollution: Pieces of waste or garbage that disturbs the Earth’s ways of life.

Fuel: An energy source for energy.

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Solar Power Plants: Giant solar panels in a large open space that collect energy through solar power and distribute it.

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Habitat: The home of any living organism.

Hazardous: Something risky or dangerous.

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Source: Something where a person place or thing originates from.

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