Chemistry

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9 October, 20:10

During the day, the temperature of the sand in a desert rises as the sand is heated by the sun. After the sun sets, the sand cools. What happens to the heat energy in the sand as it cools?

A) It is destroyed.

B) It is used by the sand to do work.

C) It goes back into the sun, completing the cycle.

D) It is transferred to the air via the process of radiation.