What type of energy exactly do plants receive from the sun?

Question

I’ve Googled and every source I come across just says “plants gather (light) energy from the sun and use it for photosynthesis.” What exactly is “light energy”? Is is some sort of radiation? Is it just heat?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

Plants have different types of cells, we colored lots of them in elementary school. Ever been sunburned? It’s the same energy but your cells don’t make oxygen when it happens