Question: Earth can be viewed as an engine and heat exchange is part of the engine system. Which would be an example of a transfer of energy from the atmosphere to the lithosphere?

  Options: 
 A. A volcano erupts in the state of Washington.
 B. An earthquake takes place off the coast of Japan.
 C. A wild fire scorches a prairie in the upper Midwest.
 D. A hurricane moves from the Gulf of Mexico onto land.
Answer: D