Geography SSS1 First Term

Week 2

The Solar Energy

Solar Energy

It is radiant light and heat from the sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis. The solar energy consists of the sun and nine planets

The sun

is the center of the solar system and all the nine planets revolve round it. The nine planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune ad Pluto. Each of these have its own characteristics, features and content. Some of them have various numbers of moons. Energy from the sun is important to life on earth.

Satellite is a smaller body which moves around a planet. There are natural and artificial satellites. Example of natural satellite is the moon. While artificial satellites are man-made. There are different types according to the purpose.... View More