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• Solar roof panels contain many solar cells that absorb solar energy to produce
electricity.

• Wet clothes are dried in the heat of the sun.

• Food is cooked using the heat of the sun in a device called solar cooker.

• Some food items like pickles and chips are made by drying them in the sun.

• Solar energy is used in agriculture.

• Grains are sun-dried to preserve them for a longer time Did You Know!
during their storage. The oldest solar
power plant in the
• Salt is made from seawater using solar energy. It is one world is located in
of the oldest uses of solar energy. California.

• Solar energy also helps to evaporate water that falls as

rain. It plays an important role in water cycle.

cooking battery charging heat home heat water

Common uses of solar energy

TIME TO REVISE

Tick () the correct answer.

It is a natural source of energy present in abundance on earth.

(a) Mountain (b) River

(c) The sun (d) Fruit juice

Eff ect of Sun on Seasons

We know that the sun gives out sunlight and heat. It warms up the surface of the
earth and causes changes in weather. The more the sunlight received by a place,

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