Did you know that bears climb trees because of the sun?
 | Energy from the sun creates wind and rain. The wind helps scatter seeds for new plant and tree growth. Rain provides needed water. |
 | Trees and plants grow because they take energy from the sun and convert it to CHEMICAL ENERGY through a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS. The chemical energy is stored in the plant as potential energy. |
 | When a bear eats a plant, the stored energy from the plant is converted to muscle energy... |
 | ...and the bear can climb a tree! So the sun allows the tree to grow and gives the bear the energy to climb it!
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