Sun's Energy

Sabrina noticed a lot of puddles on her driveway after it rains on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morning she notices the puddles are gone. Why?

• The wind blew the puddles away

• They disappeared

• The suns energy caused the water to evaporate

• The suns energy caused the water to precipitate

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Andres goes to the beach on Saturday. Andres notices that the sand at the beach is hot but the water in the ocean is too cold to swim in. Why?

• Land heats up faster than water

• Water heats up faster than land

• Andres used a lamp to heat up the sand

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Alondra records the temperature in the shade under the tree and outside in the sun. Which temperature would be higher?

• In the sun

• In the shade

• Both temperatures would be the same because both are outside

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An illustration of how a convection current creates a wind, called a sea breeze, is provided. Which of the following best explains what creates this convection current?

• Salt in the ocean makes it more dense than the land, so its gravity pulls more on the air above it.

• During the day, the Sun’s energy heats up the land faster, which makes the air above it warmer.

• The rotation of Earth makes the air above it rotate, but not the same over land and water.

• During the day, Earth’s gravity creates a high pressure area over both the land and water.

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The energy that generates wind comes from what source?

• Solar radiation

• Magnetic attraction

• Moon's gravity

• Coriolis effect

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Winds in our atmosphere are created as a result of which of the following processes?

• Energy that is absorbed in the atmosphere

• Gravitational attraction from the Moon

• Density of the air particles in the atmosphere

• Uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere

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The illustrations show the usual wind pattern at the shore during the day and night.What is the most important factor that creates these wind patterns?

• Most people visit the shore during the day and are not there at night.

• The air above the land heats up and cools off more quickly than the air over the water.

• The seawater is capable of having salt dissolved in it, but the land cannot.

• The shape of the land is constantly being changed by the motion of the seawater.

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What is the primary source of the Sun's energy?

• Nuclear fusion

• Chemical reactions

• Gravitational contraction

• Magnetic fields

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Which process in the Sun converts hydrogen into helium, releasing energy?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Radioactive decay

• Electromagnetic induction

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What particles are primarily involved in the Sun's energy production?

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Electrons

• Neutrinos

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