Energy+from+the+Sun+Worksheet

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1. a. Green(Trees/cornfield) shows where photosynthesis is taking place. b. Yellow(Sun) shows where the energy for photosynthesis comes from. c. Brown(Logs) shows a biomass energy resources. d. Black(Coal) shows a fossil fuel.

2. a. Animals like sheep get their energy from plants/__grass__ which gets its energy from the Sun through the process of photosynthesis. b. Solar cells are like leaves of a plant because they have large flat surfaces and they __absorb light__ and gain energy. c. The energy from the __Sun__ causes wind to blow which helps wind generators provide energy. d. We get our energy from food which is an energy resource provided by the light of the Sun.

3. No This shows that if the Sun wasn't there then we wouldn't be alive. All our plants would stop growing and we wouldn't have any natural resources.