sunlight is a kind of light & solar energy is a kind of light ->  sunlight is a kind of solar energy  sunlight is a kind of solar energy & absorbing sunlight causes objects to heat ->  absorbing solar energy causes objects to heat  a glass is a kind of object & a glass contains water & water is a kind of substance ->  a glass of water is a kind of object  a glass of water is a kind of object & if an object / something is in the sunlight then that object / that something will absorb solar energy & a glass of water is in the sunlight ->  the glass of water will absorb solar energy  absorbing solar energy causes objects to heat & the glass of water will absorb solar energy -> the glass of water will heat