How does the sun affect the water cycle? The sun does not affect the water cycle.
Sunspots cause surface water to condense.
Cooling water vapor causes it to evaporate and form clouds.
Heating surface water causes it to evaporate and enter the air as a gas.

You are sitting on the beach and wondering about the properties of mechanical waves. describe them in terms of ocean waves.

Copper has free electrons per cubic meter. a 71.0-cm length of 12-gauge copper wire that is 2.05 mm in diameter carries 4.85 a of current. (a) how much time does it take for an electron to travel the length of the wire? (b) repeat part (a) for 6-gauge copper wire (diameter 4.12 mm) of the same length that carries the same current. (c) generally speaking, how does changing the diameter of a wire that carries a given amount of current affect the drift velocity of the electrons in the wire?

The two stars in a certain binary star system move in circular orbits. the first star, alpha, has an orbital speed of 36 km/s. the second star, beta, has an orbital speed of 12 km/s. the orbital period is 137 d. a) what is the mass of the star alpha? b) what is the mass of the star beta?