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No. While wind, solar (obviously), and all fossil fuels can be traced back to solar energy, generalizing that all energy comes from the sun overlook sources such as nuclear and geothermal. Nuclear isotopes were not created in our sun, but within a supernova predating the formation of our sun. Geothermal energy derives from the heat of the decay of long lived isotopes from that ancient star within earth's mantle. Chemical energy (as in batteries) is provided by the chemical decomposition of materials that had been similarly forged in the core of that star that produced those unstable nuclear isotopes.
Tidal energy comes from the revolution of the moon about the earth.
Virtually all other energy sources derive from our sun. Wind originates through differential heating of crustal rock and surface water. Warm air rises, drawing in cooler air from surrounding areas. Hydroelectric power results from they hydrologic cycle, as the sun evaporates sea water (primarily), which condenses from clouds as snow and rain. Biofuels arise from plant photosynthesis.
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∙ 13y agoIn a way it does. Biomass is vegetation and to grow it needs sunlight so the sun does give biomass energy, but biomass is just grasses or other vegetation until it is used as a source for energy production.
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∙ 9y agoYes, the sun is a major source of energy for the ecosystems.
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No, the energy for EVERY ecosystem comes from the Sun. If not our own Sun, then heavy metals created in the supernova explosions of OTHER suns long ago.
ALL energy is solar energy. Photo-voltaic solar power? Directly from the Sun, converted into electricity.
Hydro-electric power? The Sun's light evaporates water from the oceans, and the water vapor condenses into clouds, which then drop rain on the hillsides. The rain runs down into the rivers, and then lakes, and then turbines, and then back out to sea. Then repeat.
Coal, oil, or fossil fuels? The Sun's light long ago shone down on the ancient forests, which grew, and died, and fell into the mud, and were compressed for millions of years to become coal. Or the ancient animals and dinosaurs ate the plants (and each other) and died and fell into the muck, and were compressed for millions of years to become oil and natural gas.
Plants grow in the sunlight, and provide food for insects and animals, and each other. The plants die and fall to the ground. Even the fungus that don't use the sunlight directly are drawing energy from the plant material they grow on.
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∙ 13y agoALL energy sources EXCEPT geothermal and nuclear energy originate form the Sun.
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∙ 6y agoEnergy that comes from the Sun is called solar energy. It comes mainly in the form of visible light; and to a lesser extent, other frequencies.
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∙ 15y agoyes it does
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Where does nearly all the energy on the planet originate?
inside the sun
Where does wind energy originate from?
Ultimately, the energy in wind comes from the radiation we get from the Sun.
Name two energy resources that do not depend on the sun?
it is coal and wind energy
What is the most forms of energy originate?
On earth, most forms of energy ultimately originate from the sun. Even fossil fuels are just decomposed plant matter, which also gained energy from the sun. Alternately, other sources include nuclear, hydroelectric and geothermal sources.
Are the sun the wind and still water energy resources?
Yes
Where does the energy in photosynthetic organsims originate from?
The sun
What kind of energy originate from the sun?
Solar
Where does nearly all the energy on the planet originate?
inside the sun
What is the wrong kind of light for solar energy?
Any light energy that does not originate from the sun is not solar energy
What are the nonrenewable resources that do not derive their energy from the sun?
Nuclear Energy Geothermal Energy
Where does the energy in the earth's atmosphere originate?
The energy in the earth's atmosphere primarily originates from the Sun. The Sun heats the earth and the water, heating the atmosphere.
What is the name of the process for the sun's energy production and where does it originate?
By convection. It is generated deep within the core of the Sun.
What are inexastible resources?
sun lightwindgeotherrmal energysolar energy
Does the sun gives energy to producers?
Yes, because the sun's energy is one of the main resources to produce plants.
Where does wind energy originate from?
Ultimately, the energy in wind comes from the radiation we get from the Sun.
Name two energy resources that do not depend on the sun?
it is coal and wind energy
What is the most forms of energy originate?
On earth, most forms of energy ultimately originate from the sun. Even fossil fuels are just decomposed plant matter, which also gained energy from the sun. Alternately, other sources include nuclear, hydroelectric and geothermal sources.
