SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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it heats up Earth’s surface
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it provides energy for plants
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it is stored in fossil fuels such as coal
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it reflects light from the Moon
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sun has extremely important influences on our planet: It drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -a. Sunlight reaching Earth can heat the land, ocean, and atmosphere. Some of that sunlight is reflected back to space by the surface, clouds, or ice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Albedo effect Albedo is the ability of a surface to reflect sunlight (solar radiation). Snow and ice have high albedo – much of the sunlight hitting surfaces covered with snow and ice bounces back. In contrast, dark earthy surfaces have a low albedo, therefore, they absorb more sunlight.
Detailed explanation-4: -It radiates light and heat, or solar energy, which makes it possible for life to exist on Earth. Plants need sunlight to grow. Animals, including humans, need plants for food and the oxygen they produce. Without heat from the sun, Earth would freeze.