Match the term with the correct description.?

A. ?designing the interior of a building to directly capture and store energy from the sun
B. ?a collector on the roof is connected to a pump and pipes that run throughout the building
C. ?a closed loop of buried pipe circulates a fluid to exchange heat between the ground and the building
D. ?utilizes energy from the sun to generate electricity
E. ?a technique that can greatly reduce the amount of heating or cooling needed by a building


A. ?passive solar heating
B. ?active solar heating
C. ?geothermal heat pump
D. ?photovoltaic cells
E. ?superinsulation

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