It is a warm summer day and you go to the ocean with your family. On the beach you notice a few things: it is very windy, the sand is really warm yet the water is chilly. All of these things can be caused by which of the following?

a. Too much energy from the sun

b. The uneven heating of the Earth's crust from the mantle

c.The land is constantly being heated by the sun all day and night

d. The uneven heating of the land and water by the sun

The correct answer is d. The uneven heating of the land and water by the sun.