Identify three processes in which a rooftop garden can reduce the heat absorbed, compared to an asphalt roof. Select the three correct answers.(2 points)

Responses

The garden and plants have more mass than the asphalt.
The garden and plants have more mass than the asphalt.

A garden insulates the building from heat better than asphalt.
A garden insulates the building from heat better than asphalt.

Unlike asphalt, soil contains carbon dioxide.
Unlike asphalt, soil contains carbon dioxide.

The gardens and plants have a higher albedo than asphalt.
The gardens and plants have a higher albedo than asphalt.

Plants release water vapor whereas asphalt does not.
Plants release water vapor whereas asphalt does not.

Soil is natural and asphalt is man-made.

The three correct answers are:

1. The garden and plants have more mass than the asphalt.
2. A garden insulates the building from heat better than asphalt.
3. Plants release water vapor whereas asphalt does not.

Which provides the most direct source of energy for a hurricane?(1 point)

Responses

warm ocean water
warm ocean water

friction with the ground
friction with the ground

rising, swirling winds
rising, swirling winds

heating of the air by the sun

The correct answer is warm ocean water.