10. Wei saw a special type of plastic that would melt and become a liquid when it was placed in the sun, but it would not melt when placed under a desk lamp. Why does light from the sun melt the plastic when light from the desk lamp does not? Because the plastic can take in energy from the light from the sun but not from the light from the lamp. b Because light from the sun carries heat molecules, and light from the desk lamp does not. Because light from the sun pulls energy out of the plastic, and light from the desk lamp does not. Because the sun gives off a type of light that carries erlergy, and light from the desk lamp does not.