Solar Energy

By Karen Latchana Kenney

Solar energy harnesses the power of the sun. This clean, renewable energy is growing in its technology and popularity. Readers will learn how it works, how it compares to other forms of energy, and how they may get involved in this exciting growing field some day. Get ready for an Energy Revolution!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496640673

Karen Latchana Kenney

Karen Latchana Kenney was born near the rainforests of Guyana, but moved far north to Minnesota at a young age. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English and has been writing and editing since. She has worked as an editor at an educational publishing company, but is now a full-time freelance writer and editor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has written more than 70 books on all kinds of subjects: from arts and crafts to biographies of famous people. Her books have received positive reviews from Booklist, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal. When she's not busy writing, she loves biking and hiking with her husband and young son in the many beautiful parks of the state. Visit her online at http://latchanakenney.wordpress.com/.

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Energy Revolution: Solar Energy by Karen Latchana Kenney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

CHAPTER 1:SUN POWER

CHAPTER 2:CATCHING SOLAR ENERGY

CHAPTER 3:SOLAR ENERGY AT WORK

CHAPTER 4:TOMORROW'S SOLAR WORLD

GLOSSARY

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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

INDEX

COPYRIGHT

BACK COVER

CHAPTER 1

SUN POWER

It warms the earth so that life can thrive. It helps plants grow with its beaming rays of light. It affects the weather and lights up our days. It’s also free and always turned on. What is this incredible, renewable power source? The sun! Its power is solar energy.

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The sun is our solar system’s star. It is 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth. From there, it sends out energy every second of each day. It’s been doing this for 4.5 billion years. How? The sun is a hot ball of burning gases—mostly hydrogen gas. This gas fuels the sun’s power at its center, the core.

The sun has