Page 91 - DK Children's Encyclopedia

Early steam Plants
engine
Food chain
Plants take energy from
the sun’s light and convert it
into sugar, a type of stored
energy in plants. In this example,
the deer eats the stored energy in
the plants, which gives the deer
energy. The lion eats the deer,
Industrial Revolution and this food gives the
From the late 1700s, people lion energy.
began to use energy in new ways,
creating huge industrial growth.
Burning coals Deer
Movement energy from water turned
wheels to drive machines to weave
textiles in mills. Heat energy
from steam engines drove
trains and machines The first steam
in factories.
engine was
developed in the
1760s by Scotsman
James Watt.

The sun
Most of the energy we
use is from the sun. The Lion
sun’s light energy changes to
heat energy, warming planet
Earth. Light helps plants grow
and plants provide animals
with energy.
Renewable
The sun Renewable energy is
energy made from sources
that won’t run out, such as
The wind turns sunlight, wind, and water. For
the blades of example, we can use a wind
the turbine.
turbine or a water wheel to
turn movement energy
into electricity.

Wind turbines

89

US_088-089_Story_Of_Energy.indd 89 16/05/2017 09:57