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Solar energy is used to heat hot water in homes.
Which describes what happens to the solar energy?

A.
Solar energy and thermal energy maintain kinetic equilibrium.

B.
Solar energy is conserved as it creates thermal energy.

C.
Solar energy is destroyed at the rate that thermal energy is created.

D.
Solar energy is transformed into thermal energy.


Sagot :

By the principle of conservation of energy, we know that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Energy can only be converted from one form to another. In this case, the solar energy incident on the water is converted to thermal energy in the water, resulting in an increase of the water temperature. Therefore, the answer is D.