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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The sun’s gravity pulls air and water in various directions.
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Jet streams and ocean currents only occur during the day when the sun is shining.
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The sun’s energy heats air and water, causing them to move.
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The sun has no effect on jet streams or ocean currents.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sun warms up parts of the oceans. Warm waters rise just like warm air rises. So, as the warmer ocean waters begin to rise in a particular area, the cooler ocean waters from a different area will move in to replace the warmer ocean waters, and this creates our ocean currents.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sun has extremely important influences on our planet: It drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis. Without the sun’s heat and light, life on Earth would not exist.
Detailed explanation-3: -Radiation occurs when light energy from the Sun travels through space to Earth. This light travels without touching any matter. When the light energy reaches Earth’s atmosphere, it begins to heat up the air, land, and water. Conduction occurs when the captured heat in the land and water is released back into the air.
Detailed explanation-4: -The energy in the ocean waves is a form of concentrated solar energy that is transferred through complex wind-wave interactions.