1. Take a look at this graph. What do you notice about the red and blue forms? Any similarities? Any differences?
2. Would each of these be considered linear or nonlinear functions? Why?
3. The blue graph was formed by the equation y=x-2 while the red graph was formed by the equation y=x^{2}-2. Examine those two equations. What do you notice?

answer: the sun

explanation:

water cycle describes the evaporation of water from earth's surface, formation of clouds and precipitation water back onto the surface of earth. seventy percent of the earth is covered with water in the form of seas and oceans. the heat of the sun causes the evaporation of water from the surface of the ocean. the water vapors rise and condense to form water droplets. the collection of these water droplets form clouds which rain down again.

the evaporation of the oceans surface water as part of the water cycle is caused by the sun