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What is the ultimate source of energy?
The Sun is considered the ultimate source of energy.
What is considered the ultimate source of energy?
Sun
Why is solar energy becoming popular?
Solar energy is becoming popular due to its environmental and safety aspects.
What are the reasons for the increasing popularity of solar energy?
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What is solar energy derived from?
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What are the usable forms of solar energy?
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Name some of the uses of solar energy.
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In which of the following areas is solar energy not used?
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What are the two categories of solar energy?
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How can solar energy be divided?
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How is wind energy produced?
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What is indirect solar energy?
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What is ocean thermal energy generated by?
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How is wind energy produced?
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What is biomass energy?
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Which of the following is not an indirect form of solar energy?
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How is ocean thermal energy generated?
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What are some examples of indirect solar energy?
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What is the main advantage of solar energy?
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- The Sun is considered the ultimate source of energy.
- Solar energy is becoming widely popular due to its environmental and safety aspects.
- Solar energy is derived from the sun and transformed into usable forms such as thermal or electrical energy.
- Solar energy is used in transportation, water heating, electricity, cooking, in-room heating, and even in airplanes and satellites.
- Solar energy can be divided into direct and indirect categories.
- Indirect solar energy is obtained via other energy forms caused by sunlight, such as wind, biomass, ocean thermal energy, hydropower, tidal energy, and geothermal energy.
- Wind energy is produced by wind turbines that convert wind energy into electricity.
- Biomass energy is produced by plants that receive energy from the sun and are used in the production of biomass.
- Ocean thermal energy is generated by temperature differences in ocean layers.
- Hydropower, tidal energy, and geothermal energy are all indirect forms of solar energy.
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