Question

How does the Sun's energy power the water cycle?

Question 1 options:

1)

Solar flares melt glaciers.


2)

Solar energy reflects off the Moon at night, causing evaporation.


3)

Solar winds move clouds.


4)

Heat from the Sun's rays turns liquid water into vapor during the process of evaporation.


How does the Sun's energy power the carbon cycle?

Question 2 options:

1)

Heat from the sun causes plants to lose carbon dioxide in the process of transpiration.


2)

Animals use sunlight and oxygen in the process of respiration.


3)

Plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to power photosynthesis.


4)

Oceans use sunlight to absorb carbon dioxide form the atmosphere

Answer 1

Solar energy reflects off the Moon at night, causing evaporation.

Answer 2

ANSWER 1:

(4) Heat from the Sun's rays turns liquid water into vapor during the process of evaporation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sun's energy is used to power the water cycle through the process of evaporation. In this process, the energy from the sun is used to evaporate the water (liquid form) from water bodies and changes it into in the vapor form. These vapors then rise to the atmosphere.

ANSWER 2:

(3) Plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to power photosynthesis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Plants carry out the process of photosynthesis in which they absorb the sunlight and take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to form sugar molecules. These sugar molecules contain the carbon element.