<span>The general sense found in the skin are:
a. Tactile - simply called the sense of "touch"
b. Pressure - a heavy touch (receptors for both tactile and pressure are called mechanoreceptors)
c. Temperature - the skin determines whether the environment is hot or cold (Thermoreceptors)
d. Pain - when the tissue is damaged
e. Vibration </span>
They are alike because they are the simplest form of life and the carry genetic information.
The primary source of energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans is the sun.
