THE SUN
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Electricity comes from coal, oil or gas and it
goes into space and makes the atmosphere warm.
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The sun is bad for our eyes because it is so hot
and strong.
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The sun is always shining even on cloudy days.
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Solar panels face North because in New Zealand
the sun shines more from the North.
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Solar panels are black because dark colours soak
up light better.
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The sun looks close but it is 150 million
kilometres away from Earth!!
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If we could drive to the sun it would take 175
years to get there.
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Planet Earth spins around every 24 hours.
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The sun is a star.
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Without the sun the world would be a dark, cold
place and plants would not grow.
By
Ella Simpson
THE SUN
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The sun gives power to the solar panels.
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The sun faces the solar panels and makes
electricity.
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The sun is a star and it is the closest star to
the Earth.
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The sun is hot and you can’t look at the sun
because it will damage your eyes.
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Wear a hat when you are in the sun and sunblock
and sunglasses.
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The sun always shines even on cloudy days
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Solar panels work even when it is not sunny.
By
Roshni 
THE SUN
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Solar panels face North to catch the sun.
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Electricity comes from burning coal, oil and gas
as well as the sun.
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Most electricity in New Zealand comes from hydro
electric dams.
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The sun is very big like a giant star.
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The sun hits the solar panels and they make
energy.
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The sun is 150 million kilometres away from
Earth.
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The sun is a star.
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The earth spins around once every 24 hours.
By
Riley
THE SUN
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The world spins every 24 hours.
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The sun is 150 million kilometres away.
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The whole world needs sun.
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Earth travels around the sun once a year.
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Solar energy is the heat and light of the sun.
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Without the sun the world would be a dark and
cold place and nothing could survive.
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If we could drive a car to the sun it would take
175 years to get there.
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The sun is actually a star.
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The sun is so far away that sunlight takes 8
minutes to reach the earth.
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The solar panels catch the sunlight and turn it
into electricity.
By MJ
THE SUN
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The sun is actually a big star.
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The sun can hurt your eyes if you look at it.
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The sunlight travels at the speed of light.
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The sun is so far away that it takes 8 minutes
to reach us.
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The Earth travels around the sun once a year.
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The sun looks close but it is 150 million
kilometres away.
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Solar panels are black to soak up the sunlight.
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Most energy in New Zealand comes from
hydro-electric dams.
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Wind, sun and water can make power.
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If you don’t wear sunblock you can get sunburnt.
By Vanessa
THE SUN
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You can get burnt by the sun if you do not put
sun cream on.
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If you look at the sun you can go blind.
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Solar panels give you more power and you spend
less money.
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Planet Earth spins around once every 24 hours.
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Without the sun the world would be a cold, dark
place.
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The sun is a star.
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The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
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The sun is the closest star to our planet.
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When an eclipse happens the earth’s shadow
blocks out the sun.
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Solar panels are dark so they can catch the
sunlight better.
By Rosie
