Confused. Help?
A student claims that since water has a high specific heat, areas near the ocean are always colder than areas away from the ocean. Do you agree with his reasoning? Explain your position.

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Confused. Help? 
A student claims that since water has a high specific heat, areas near the ocean are always colder than areas away from the ocean. Do you agree with his reasoning? Explain your position.

anonymous · Answer

I disagree, but I'm not exactly sure as to how to formulate my answer.

paxpolaris · Answer

During day... because water has high specific heat ... oceans slow to warm up

At night ... it is slow to cool down ... for the same reason

anonymous · Answer

Thanks so much! I've been traveling and I haven't looked at this information for a couple months, so I'm pretty confused. But that helps immensely! :)