Why does land that is near the oceanchange temperature less rapidly than land that is located fartherinland?

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Why does land that is near the oceanchange temperature less rapidly than land that is located fartherinland?

2006-10-02 12:06:22 · 2 answers · asked by Tom S 1 in Environment

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Because water has a much higher heat capacity than dry land, meaning it can absorb a lot of heat before the temperature changes significantly.

2006-10-02 12:09:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Oceanside at (one atmosphere) the water temperature is32* so the mantel plates of the world are exposed and hold their temperatures more stabler than the mud and dirt that is in fluctuation in the sun

2006-10-02 22:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋