1. Islands in the middle of the oceans (for example, Great Britain, Hawaii, Bermuda) tend to have more stable climates with smaller temperature fluctuations than regions of the same mass surrounded by land (for example, continents). Use your knowledge of heat energy, specific heat, and heat transfer to explain these facts.

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1.	Islands in the middle of the oceans (for example, Great Britain, Hawaii, Bermuda) tend to have more stable climates with smaller temperature fluctuations than regions of the same mass surrounded by land (for example, continents). Use your knowledge of heat energy, specific heat, and heat transfer to explain these facts.

aaronq · Answer

The specific heat capacity of water is pretty large, thus large bodies of water act as sinks. More thermal energy (~heat) is necessary to change the temperature of water than other materials (like metals).

anonymous · Answer

that was perfect thank you .... im pretty smart but your a genius on the things i cant understand

aaronq · Answer

lol i wouldnt say genius, but rather more experienced.

anonymous · Answer

definitely lol