What are the basic elements of passive solar design? Which element stores
energy from the sun?

Thermal mass

Explanation:

Thermal mass is the component in passive solar design which stores the sun’s heat. The absorber and thermal mass typically form the same floor or wall. The absorber is the part of the surface that’s exposed and the thermal mass is behind the absorber.

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.

the answer is yes

it has kinetic energy

reason

an object has kinetic energy when you stop the force carrying it, the object will stay in motion.

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