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Land and water

m_ellini
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does anyone know the main differences in temperature between land and water and reasons behind them?

It has to do with the fact that water has a much higher specific heat capacity than land. Water (compared with land) takes a long time to heat up, and once heated up takes a long time to cool down.

Not just the specific heat matters. Water is a liquid, and it can mix.

Finally, water is also transparent, and sunlight can penetrate into the liquid. On land it is absorbed exclusively by the top layer.

 

m_ellini, if this is homework, please post it there. You are doing nobody a favor by just getting the answers to homework without thinking about it.

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