Energy

The Sun
Courtesy of NASA

Where does energy come from?

Where do you get your energy from? You get it from the sun!

Most of the energy in the world comes from the sun.

A Friesian Cow

The black-and-white friesian cow is the dominant breed of cow from which we get milk to drink in Ireland.

A Friesian Cow

A Friesian Cow

The black-and-white friesian cow is the dominant breed of cow from which we get milk to drink in Ireland.

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We drink milk which comes from a cow. The cow eats grass which uses the energy from the sun to grow. So the food which gives you your energy got its energy from the sun.

Oil and coal were formed from plants which died millions of years ago (before there were any humans on Earth) and slowly turned into coal and oil. The plants got their energy originally from the sun. So when cars are running on petrol now they are using energy from the sun from millions of years ago!