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Q: What converts light from the sun into thermal energy?
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Why do you get hot under the sun?

The light energy converts into heat energy.


What is an example of thermal energy to radiant energy?

light bulb, the sun.


What does photosynthesis convert light energy into?

photosynthesis converts the light energy from the sun into chemical energy for use by the cell.


Is the thermal energy an example of the solar energy?

the solar energy is the energy of sun and sun gives light and heat but the thermal energy is only a heat energy but radiant energy is light and heat energy so the answer will be no and the correct answer will be radiant energy


Does chemical energy travel from the Sun to the Earth and get transformed into light energy by plants?

No. It is actually thermal energy from the sun that is transformed into food/chemical energy.


How sun is a source of nuclear energy?

The Sun produces its energy - the heat and light that reaches us from the Sun - from nuclear fusion. Specifically, it converts hydrogen to helium.


How does the sun make thermal energy?

Yes the sun does produce thermal energy.


What process in the water cycle is used when solar energy changes water to a gas?

Evaporation uses solar energy and converts water to a gas. Thermal energy of sun is used.


Is solar powered by heat or light?

The energy of the sun is converted in light, which is then converted in heat. After that, the heat converts into electrical.


Why is photosynthesis considered an energy conversion reaction?

It converts the light energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of glucose, which can be used by the plant.


Do organisms obtain energy from photosynthesis?

Yes, photosynthesis is what converts the light energy from the sun into the usable chemical energy that organisms use.


Is the sun an example of thermal energy?

The Sun HAS lots of thermal energy, if that's what you mean.