As the atmosphere and Earth's surface materials absorb ultraviolet light, visible light, and infrared energy, they gain thermal energy and their temperatures rise. Which of the following best explains why the dry and sandy areas of deserts are hotter than the water in oases, even when the areas are both at the same latitude and altitude?
Water's ability to moderate temperature is less than that of sand.
Water's ability to moderate temperature is greater than that of sand. Water is a polar molecule that reflects heat energy with like electrical charges.
Water is a polar molecule that attracts heat energy with opposite electrical charges.

Plzzz hurry im being timed ! humans, like other organisms, require energy for growth and repair. when cells create atp for energy, carbon dioxide is produced as a waste product. how does the body respond to this process in order to maintain homeostasis? a. the digestive and respiratory systems interact to move carbon dioxide to the lower intestine, where it is transformed into methane. b. the circulatory and digestive systems interact to move carbon dioxide to the stomach, where it to break down food. c. the nervous and urinary systems interact to move carbon dioxide to the kidneys, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream. d. the circulatory and respiratory systems interact to transport carbon dioxide to the lungs, where it is expelled from the body.

"acknowledging a right to benefit from the presence of animals requires government action to ensure human access to animals in a number of different spheres," writes jessica pierce, ph. d., in psychology today. the pragmatic meaning of the term "right" in this statement is

Which is one example of a phenotypic change that is not genetic