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"Solar Energy Science Project Topics: What is Solar Energy?." //Science Fair Project Topics in Solar Energy //. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. .

Facts:


 * 1) Solar energy is energy from the sun.
 * 2) The sun undergoes nuclear fusion at it's core.
 * 3) The energy that makes it from the sun to the Earth is heat and light.
 * 4) One use of solar energy is used to heat a water heating system.
 * 5) Windows are part of a system that keeps the house warm in the winter.
 * 6) Solar panels only capture a fraction of the energy that makes it to the Earth.
 * 7) Most of the energy captured gets released as sound and heat.
 * 8) The rest of the energy gets turned into electricity.
 * 9) The energy from the sun gets used or charges batteries.