1. Where do solar cars get their electricity from?

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2. What kind of fuel does your family car use?
3. How does electricity make the wheels of a solar car spin?
4. Why are batteries used in solar race cars?
5. When a solar race car is driving fast, where does the energy from the solar panel get used?
6. If the car needs more power than the solar panel makes, where does the car get it?
7. Where do electric cars get their energy from?
8. What happens when an electric car’s batteries run out?
9. How can an electric car not make any pollution?
10. Which type of car is more efficient: a gas-powered car or an electric car?
11. Is gasoline a renewable or non-renewable energy source? What does that mean?
12. What are two effects of air pollution?
13. What is biomass?
14. What are two examples of biomass that can be used for energy?
15. Wind is another form of renewable energy. How can wind be used to help with our transportation needs?
16. What are two disadvantages of depending on fossil fuels for our transportation needs?
17. What are two alternative types of transportation that do not use fossil fuels?
18. List two ways electric cars are different from solar cars.
19. How are solar and electric cars alike?
20. Are gasoline-powered cars more efficient or less efficient than electric cars?
21. How does a model solar car get its power to move?
22. How can an electric car not create any pollution?
Copy out the dot points from the passage about solar energy and draw an energy chain

Answer 1

- Solar cars get their electricity from solar panels that convert sunlight into energy.
- Electric cars get their energy from batteries that store electricity.
- Solar cars use the electricity generated from the solar panels to power an electric motor, which makes the wheels spin.
- Batteries are used in solar race cars to store excess energy generated by the solar panels for use when the sun is not shining.
- When a solar race car is driving fast, the energy from the solar panel is used to power the electric motor and move the car.
- If the car needs more power than the solar panel makes, it can get additional power from the batteries.
- Electric cars get their energy from batteries that store electricity, which can be charged from a power outlet.
- When an electric car's batteries run out, the car needs to be recharged by plugging it into a power source.
- Electric cars can produce zero emissions if the electricity used to charge the batteries comes from renewable sources like solar or wind power.
- Electric cars are more efficient than gas-powered cars because they can convert a higher percentage of the energy from their fuel source into power to move the vehicle.