When scientists try to use the explanation of the natural world to understand patterns, they are making PREDICTIONS about natural events. For example, volcanic eruptions.
        
             
        
        
        
The correct answer is option e, that is, the thermal energy that one feels when one put the hand on the ground originates from the Sun.  
The Earth's energy budget holds for the equilibrium between the energy received by Earth from the Sun, and the energy Earth radiates back after having been dispersed all through the five constituents of the climate system of the Earth and having thus fueled the so-called heat engine of the Earth. This system comprises the Earth's water, atmosphere, ice, all living things, and rocky crust.  
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Option A is correct. After making a punnet square, we can see that the genotypic ratio would be 1:2:1, being 25% dominant, 25% recessive and 50% heterozygous. However, we are asked for the phenotypic trait percentage. The phenotypic ration is 3:1, with 75% polka dotted tail (dominant gene active) and 25% solid tail (recessive gene active).
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