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Solar panel
A solar panel uses the energy in sunlight to make electricity.

Solar power
Solar power is power from sunlight. The Sun is the ultimate source of most of the world's energy. We can use sunlight to heat water, warm our homes and make electricity using solar panels. Sunlight makes plants grow and makes wind and waves. Solar power is a renewable source of energy.

Sound
Sound is a way of transporting energy from one place to another.

Stores
Energy is stored in many places, e.g. in a lump of coal, in a battery or in a stretched rubber band.

Sun
The Sun is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Another name for our Sun is 'Sol', so light that comes from our Sun is called solar light. A solar panel uses the energy in this sunlight to make electricity.

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