There are a few different answers to this question, depending on what you are asking. I'll go over the main ones.
1. The Earth's axis is tilted in comparison to the Sun, so days get shorter in the winter months. This is due to less light, and therefore energy, hitting the Earth directly. Instead, that energy either misses entirely, or hits nearer to the Equator. This is why the poles have twenty-four hour days and nights depending on the season. (Night in the winter, day in the summer.)
2. In terms of the food chain, energy from the sun is converted to basic sugars by plants in a process known as photosynthesis, inside the plant's cloroplasts. Small animals such as mice and insects consume the plants, and the energy those plants converted from sunlight. This continues up the food chain until you get to apex-predators (tigers, bears, wolves, owls, etcetera).
3. In terms of electricity, solar panels are made of tons of 'solar cells' which tend to be lots of silicon atoms, which like to share electrons, and a conductive backing. (Pardon me if some of this section is incorrect, I only have a basic understanding of solar panels) When a photon (that is, a light particle) hits the silicon, it bumps off an electron, and the conductive backing catches it, resulting in a electrical current. This current is incredibly small per solar cell, so you need a ton of them to make any sort of useful power out of them. Solar panels do degrade over time, but incredibly slowly, there are some from the 1970's that still generate just as much power as they did originally (if not, only ever so slightly less).
I hope I answered what you needed to know! If you wanted a different answer, feel free to comment with some clarification and I would love to fill you in :)
The Taconic Mountains are located in the eastern side of New York City which was formed due to the sharing of a convergent type of plate boundary between the North American plate and a volcanic island arc which resembles the state of Taiwan. The ridge of this mountain at certain places is comprised of tilted sandstone and conglomerate rocks and also there is the presence of metamorphosed rock layers.
This mountain was formed about 450 million years back, during the time of Ordovician.
<u>An atmospheric cycle </u>is not a major biogeochemical cycle.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The flow of air from the high-pressure area to the low-pressure area is called the atmosphere cycle. Low-pressure areas are created by the upliftment of the heated air. Higher and colder atmosphere will fall eventually by creating a high-pressure area.
Monsoon patterns are the result of these atmosphere cycles. The weather in high-pressure areas is stable with clear skies compared to low-pressure areas where weather is highly unstable with clouds (formed from vapour due to the higher temperature).
Cracks in rocks : mechanical Lichen growing on rocks : chemical Roots or plant growth making cracks in the concrete : mechanical Worn away statues : chemical and mechanical in my opinion Exposed rocks : mechanical Rust on rocks : chemical
