Because water has such a hyh specific heat capacity, it heats and cools more slowly than land. How does this affect the temperatures on land near bodies of water? O A. It causes land near bodies of water to be much hotter during the day and colder during the night. O B. It helps moderate (not as cold, not as hot) temperatures on land near bodies of water. OC. It causes strong winds to change the amount of rainfall where bodies of water meet the land. O D. It causes the land to give off less heat than the bodies of water they are next to.

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The High Specific Heat Capacity of
Water
• Water has a high specific heat and is
transparent, so it takes more energy to heat
up than land does.
20°C
25°C
Because water has such a hgh specific heat capacity, it heats and cools more slowly than land. How does this affect the temperatures
on land near bodies of water?
O A. It causes land near bodies of water to be much hotter during the day and colder during the night.
O B. It helps moderate (not as cold, not as hot) temperatures on land near bodies of water.
O C. It causes strong winds to change the amount of rainfall where bodies of water meet the land.
O D. It causes the land to give off less heat than the bodies of water they are next to.
Transcribed Image Text:The High Specific Heat Capacity of Water • Water has a high specific heat and is transparent, so it takes more energy to heat up than land does. 20°C 25°C Because water has such a hgh specific heat capacity, it heats and cools more slowly than land. How does this affect the temperatures on land near bodies of water? O A. It causes land near bodies of water to be much hotter during the day and colder during the night. O B. It helps moderate (not as cold, not as hot) temperatures on land near bodies of water. O C. It causes strong winds to change the amount of rainfall where bodies of water meet the land. O D. It causes the land to give off less heat than the bodies of water they are next to.
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