Question

How does the high specific heat of water help maintain the temperature of earth? A. By heating and cooling more slowly than land or air B. By heating and cooling faster than land or air C. By heating faster but cooling more slowly than land or air

Answer 1

High specific heat means that water can soak up energy slowly and release it slowly too - this tends to buffer land near water since breezes from the water cool the land when the land is hotter than the sea /lake

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

~A~