t is a warm summer day and you go to the ocean with your family. On the beach you notice a few things: it is very windy, the sand is really warm yet the water is chilly. All of these things can be caused by which of the following?

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Too much energy from the sun
The uneven heating of the Earth's crust from the mantle
The land is constantly being heated by the sun all day and night
The uneven heating of the land and water by the sun

Answer 1

The correct answer is: The uneven heating of the land and water by the sun.

This option explains why the sand on the beach is warm (the land heats up quickly) while the water is chilly (water retains heat longer and heats up more slowly), as well as why there might be wind (air moving from areas of high pressure over the warm land to areas of lower pressure over the cooler water).