Green Plumbing

Category - Solar Hot Water

The type of reaction that creates solar energy is called what?
  1. Combustion
  2. Diffusion
  3. Fission
  4. Fusion
Explanation
Answer: D - Solar energy is created by a type of nuclear fusion. The reaction ultimately involves hydrogen and helium nuclei producing a large amount of energy that photons disperse in the form of several types of particles. A common misperception is to confuse it with fission, or other terms such as those above.
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