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hammer [34]
3 years ago
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Most of the energy we use on earth comes from the sun—how does that energy(light and thermal)end up?

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Lady bird [3.3K]3 years ago
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Most of the energy we use on earth comes from the sun—how does that energy(light and thermal)end up?

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<u>Horizontal Launch </u>

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