Why does land heat up to higher temperatures than an adjacent area of water? A)

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Why does land heat up to higher temperatures than an adjacent area of water? A) because land absorbs more energy because of it higher albedo B) because land has a high specific heat and mixes internally C) because water has a lower specific heat and mixes internally D) because land has answer specific heat and does internal mixing to distribute the heat. E) because water absorbs more energy because of its lower albedo Where would you go to swim in warm water, the west or the east coast of the United States? Why? A. West Coast, because there are warm ocean currents B. East Coast, because there are warm ocean currents C. West Coast, because of EI Nino warm water pooling in the Pacific

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The water molecule are in great motion as compare to land particle, which are solids, so they are more pron to the convection movements and vertical mixing, as they are contineously moving so it would take more time and sun radiation to uniformaly rise the temperature of a water body as compare to the land body, also the color factor / brightness/ Albado is an important factor because the color of the water is light as compare to the land thus it reflects more energy as compare to the land, so it does not heats up quickly as land, also the sunlight penetratets deeper into the water than land to it takes more time to heat up the water body as compare to land body which only heats up from the surface. so the answer is B , it has to mix internally and it has higher specific heat.

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