Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite

Edward F. Redish

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Solar power for your house

The amount of energy from the sun that reaches the ground is on the order of 1 kW/m2. Use this information to estimate the area you would need to provide all the electricity in your house. Explain your assumptions and reasoning carefully.


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