Earth's surface systems are ultimately powered by the __________.
A) Moon
B) mantle convection
C) Sun
D) radioactive decay in the Earth's interior

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Earth's surface systems, such as weather patterns and the water cycle, are ultimately powered by the Sun through solar radiation. The Sun provides energy and heat that drives these systems, and without it, Earth's surface would be much colder and life as we know it would not be possible.

Earth's Surface Systems Are Ultimately Powered by the __________