Identify characteristics of energy from the Sun. Check all that apply. Almost all of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun.Energy from the Sun is known as mechanical energy.The energy in fossil fuels originally came from the Sun.Plants convert the energy of sunlight into chemical energy.
Almost all of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun.
The energy in fossil fuels originally came from the Sun.
Plants convert the energy of sunlight into chemical energy.
Explanation;
Many different forms of energy are used here on surface of the earth, but almost all of them originate from the sun, not just light and heat (thermal) energy.
Plants convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy (food) by the process of photosynthesis. Animals eat plants and use that same chemical energy for all their activities
Heat energy from the sun causes changing weather patterns that produce wind. Wind turbines then convert wind power into electrical energy.All these conversions to different forms obeys the law of conservation of energy.
Fossil fuels are energy sources that were created over very long periods of time from decayed and fossilized living matter, and energy in these living organisms originally came from the sun.
