Solar radiation

A) powers the hydrologic and other biogeochemical cycles.
B) is essential for chemosynthesis.
C) is the product of a massive nuclear fission event.
D) is eventually released from fossil fuels.
E) is eventually released via decomposition.

Solar Radiation

The electromagnetic radiation, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light, emitted by the sun.

Hydrologic Cycle

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, which includes processes such as evaporation, precipitation, and infiltration.

Biogeochemical Cycles

Pathways by which chemical substances move through both biotic (biological) and abiotic (geological and atmospheric) compartments of Earth.