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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Solar''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] that uses the [[Energy Transfer|energy transferred]] to the [[Earth]] from the [[The Sun]] by [[light]] and [[Thermal Radiation|thermal radiation]].
===About Solar===
: [[Solar]] is a [[Renewable Energy Resource|renewable energy resource]].
: [[Solar]] has uses [[energy]] in the [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]] of the [[The Sun]] which has been transferred to the [[Earth]] by [[Radiation]].
===Power===
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |Water is passed through black tubes which [[Absorb (Physics)|absorb]] [[Thermal Radiation|thermal radiation]] from the [[The Sun]] to [[heat]] the water.
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |Light is [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbed]] providing [[energy]] to produce an [[Electrical Current|electrical current]].
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