Solar power is energy from the sun. The sun has been producing energy for billions of years, but it is only in the recent past years that this energy is collected and changed into heat and electricity. The energy from the rays of the sun is called solar radiation. The energy from the sun has given power to all living things through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis takes place when plants use the sun’s energy to make its own food, and then of course, all other living organisms eat the plants or animals receiving that energy indirectly from the sun. However, collecting solar power to create electricity and heat is not easy as. Today, the sun’s energy is converted to thermal energy, which can be used to heat water for homes, swimming pools, greenhouses, and other buildings. Solar energy is changed into electricity in two ways. Solar panels change sunlight into electricity. These panels collect, use and distribute the energy from the Sun. This type of collection is also used to inside part of batteries or calculators, but mainly used for power single homes or large power plants. 1. What is solar power? 2. When have the sun energy been collected and used? 3. When does photosynthesis occur? 4. Is it easy to collect solar energy to create electricity? 5. What is the sun’s energy converted to? 6. What can thermal energy do? 7. How many ways for solar power to change into electricity? 8. What is used to change sunlight into electricity?