Solar


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 * 1) **Describe this alternative resource.**
 * 2) **Describe the process used to transform this energy into electrical energy. media type="custom" key="4926941" width="243" height="200" align="right"**
 * 3) **Describe the advantages of using this resource instead of burning fossil fuels.**
 * 4) **Describe the disadvantages of using this resource.**
 * 5) **Describe how this energy relates to your everyday life.**
 * 6) **Include pictures, maps, or diagrams relating to the use of this resource.**

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What Is $olar Energy?
==== **1. This alternative resource comes from the sun we use the sun's solar power to light homes, buildings, and power alot of things. The way we get this enrgy is to make solar panels. Solar panels obsorbe the sunlight and stores the energy from the sunlight**. ====

​ ** What Is The Process Used To Make $olar Energy To Electrical Energy? **

** 2. The process used to transform this energy into electrical energy is that the pannels obsorbe the sunlight and then that creates electrical energy for our homes and buisness.The mirrors are tilted toward the sun, focusing sunlight on tubes or receivers that run the length of the mirrors. The reflected sunlight heats a fluid flowing through the tubes. The hot fluid then is used to boil water in a conventional steam turbine generator to produce electricity. **

== 3. The advantages of useing this resource instead of burning fossil fuels is that obsorbing sunlight is better for the enviroment. When you use this resource it is much more efficient than when you use fossil fuels. So when you use solar energy you dont harm the o-zone. == **   The Disadvanteges Of Using $olar Power

4. The disadvantages of using this resource is that you cant use it at night because the solar pannels only obsorbe sunlight in the day. So you cant use the pannels at night. However all the sunlight is stored in the pannels so you dont lose any enrgy. ** How does It Affects Your Life?

** 5. In my school we have a big solar pannel mounted on a pole and facing straight at the sun and some of that power we use. Even thou it's not alot of power it can still power an entire hallway. So if we lose power we have energy saved in the solar panel. Solar pannels afect peoples every day life by lighting their homes buildings and factorys. **



= = =Energy Facts=


 * Order from highest energy usage to least.**

U.S.A || 3,892,000,000,000/17,154,402,852,000 || .2269 || 23% || Pakistan || 68,400,000,000/17,154,402,852,000 || .0040 || .4% || Israel || 44,740,000,000/17,154,402,852,000 || .0026 || .2% || columbia || 39,580,000,000/17,154,402,852,000 || .0023 || .2% ||
 * || **Fraction** || ** Decimal ** || ** Percent ** ||
 * ** Country A **
 * ** Country B **
 * **Country** C
 * ** Country D **


 * **Country** || **Population** || **Energy Use Per Person** ||
 * U.S.A || 307,212,123 || 12670 kw per person ||
 * Pakistan || 176,242,949 || 388 kw per person ||
 * Isreal || 7,223,701 ||  ||
 * Columbia || 45,644,023 ||  ||