Sunlight may be stored as gravitational potential energy after it strikes the Earth, as (for example) water evaporates from oceans and is deposited upon mountains (where, after being released at a hydroelectric dam, it can be used to drive turbines or generators to produce electricity). Sunlight also drives many weather phenomena, save those generated by volcanic events. An example of a solar-mediated weather event is a hurricane, which occurs when large unstable areas of warm ocean, heated over months, give up some of their thermal energy suddenly to power a few days of violent air movement.
Sunlight may be stored as gravitational potential energy after it strikes the Earth , as ( for example ) water evaporates from oceans and is deposited upon mountains ( where , after being released at a hydroelectric dam , it can be used to drive turbines or generators to produce electricity ) . Sunlight also drives many weather phenomena , save those generated by volcanic events . An example of a solar - mediated weather event is a hurricane , which occurs when large unstable areas of warm ocean , heated over months , give up some of their thermal energy suddenly to power a few days of violent air movement .
What is an example of a solar-mediated weather event?
What is an example of a solar - mediated weather event ?
hurricane
hurricane