Answer: D. Our atmosphere is constantly being heated by the sun.
Radiation is the transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles released by one source and absorbed by another source. Types of radiations includes electromagnetic radiation, particle radiation, acoustic radiations and gravitational radiations.
Our atmosphere is constantly being heated by the sun is the example of the radiation because the sun radiates energy in all directions in the form of heat, light and radiations. Solar energy in the form of radiation is either reflected back to the sun or it is absorbed by the earth atmosphere. Therefore, this causes heating up of the earth atmosphere.
Brain energy requirement, metabolism and neurotransmitter turnover consume 20 % of the available oxygen and glucose in the body.
<span>Even though, the brain is only about 2% of the body weight, it consumes about 20% of the body's energy. It is the main consumer of glucose-derived energy. When the mental strain increases, the brain's demand for energy in the form of oxygen and glucose is higher.</span>
Answer:
The correct answer is: (A).
Explanation:
- In the question, it is mentioned that the algae can grow under the conditions of "enough sunlight" and "enough nutrients".
- Sunlight reaches the algae, by first falling on the surface made up of ice and snow and then refracting from there into the top layer of the ice where the algae grows.
- However, the capability of both snow and ice to reflect sunlight is far more than that of refracting sunlight.
- Therefore, the amount of light received by the algae is similar in absence or presence of the layer of snow on the top layer of ice.
- However, on deposition of snow on the layer of the ice, the weight of the ice increases and it sinks below into sea water.
- This allows more nutrient rich sea water to percolate into the ice and reach the algae.
- The algae receive more nutrients from the sea water and hence is capable undergoing better metabolism and growth.
- Hence, more algae are produced under such a situation.
