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Which cycle is driven by energy from the sun?
The water cycle
The water cycle is driven primarily by the energy from the sun. This solar energy drives the cycle by evaporating water from the oceans, lakes, rivers, and even the soil. Other water moves from plants to the atmosphere through the process of transpiration.
How does the sun help provide energy?
The sun generates energy from a process called nuclear fusion. During nuclear fusion, the high pressure and temperature in the sun’s core cause nuclei to separate from their electrons. Hydrogen nuclei fuse to form one helium atom. The sun provides more energy in an hour than the United States can use in a year!
What two energy sources drive the water cycle?
In the water cycle, the heat and light of solar energy cause water to melt or evaporate, changing the water from a solid or liquid form to a vapor.
What does the sun provide us with?
The Sun warms our seas, stirs our atmosphere, generates our weather patterns, and gives energy to the growing green plants that provide the food and oxygen for life on Earth.
Where does the energy to drive the hydrologic cycle come from?
The sun provides energy which drives the water cycle on Earth.
How does the sun power the carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis. The sun takes an integral role in the photosynthesis stage of the Carbon Cycle. Photosynthesis refers to the process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and water (the products of respiration), and convert it to oxygen, powered by the energy of the sun.
What method of transferring energy carries energy from the sun to Earth?
Energy from the Sun is transferred to Earth through convection. Radiation requires a heated liquid to transfer energy. Nearly all of the energy that Earth receives from the Sun is used in photosynthesis.
How does the energy produced by the sun travels to Earth?
The Sun’s energy gets to the Earth through radiation, which you can prove just by standing outside and letting the sun’s rays warm your face on a sunny day. The energy lost is emitted as light or electromagnetic radiation. Energy that is absorbed by an atom causes its electrons to “jump” up to higher energy levels.
What is the sun’s energy source?
The sun generates energy in its core in a process called nuclear fusion. During nuclear fusion, the sun’s extremely high pressure and hot temperature cause hydrogen atoms to come apart and their nuclei (the central cores of the atoms) to fuse or combine. Four hydrogen nuclei fuse to become one helium atom.