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Remote Islands (for example, Great Britain, Hawaii, Bermuda) tend to have more stable climates with smaller temperature changes than similar regions surrounded by land. Describe how heat energy, specific heat, and heat transfer to explain these facts.

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Remote Islands (for example, Great Britain, Hawaii, Bermuda) tend to have more stable climates with smaller temperature changes than similar regions surrounded by land. Describe how heat energy, specific heat, and heat transfer to explain these facts.

hannahgrace4464 · 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).