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What is the difference between active solar energy and passive solar energy? What are they?

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Answer: Active solar energy takes sunlight and passive solar energy takes heat from the sun as it comes through your windows, roof, and walls to heat different things in your house.

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Active solar energy is solar panels or other mechanical energy systems from the sun, while passive are things like the sun heating your house from south facing windows (greenhouse affect).
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