why the presence of large bodies of water tend to moderate the climate of nearby land -making it warmer in cold weather and cooler in hot weather?
2007-05-20 01:47:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Water has a higher specific heat, that is its capacity to hold heat is much larger. So, water is a good heat sink and radiates heat when the land is cold and similarly helps in cooling when the land gets heated. You will find this in coastal areas and near large water bodies like big lakes. Pl. see land breeze and sea breeze in google or similar search engines for a good explanation.
2007-05-20 02:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water has largest specific heat of all solids and liquids. This means that the water does not heat up or cool off easily. As a result, the water is warmer during winters and cooler during summers. Causes land and sea breezes - moderates the temperature.
2007-05-20 02:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by dipakrashmi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water, unlike land, can hold a lot of energy. It takes a long time to warm up, therfore it cools cities nearby. Similarly it takes a long time to cool down because of it's latent heat energy, so it keeps cities warmer than inland areas in the winter.
For example, here in Toronto beside Lake Ontario, the ambient temperature at 600 feet is 42F beneath the lake. So water is pumped out, at that depth for the cities air conditioning in the office towers. It's cheap, effective and doesn't harm the lake. (oh, and saves a hell of a hydro bill!)
2007-05-20 01:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kilty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wind oftentimes will blow off the water onto the land. In doing so, it recommendations up water vapour which has shaped via the water giving up latent warmth of vaporisation. This quantities to the wind containing moisture with a extensive quantity of warmth capability that's given up as smart warmth to its environment on land.
2016-10-05 10:14:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water has high specific heat so it helps in making land warmer in cold weather and cooler in hot weather.
2007-05-20 03:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by dighalbank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
specific heat of water is high.if it gainssome quantity of heat or loses it, the change in temperatature will be small as compared to sand, for example.so the moderation effect on the climateof nearby land.
2007-05-20 01:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes time for water to cool and heat up. Lets take lake Erie for instance, it usually snows on the east side of it and that's because the wind blows that direction.
2007-05-20 02:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by supercooldodge 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water gives up heat more slowly than land.
2007-05-23 06:59:21 · answer #8 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..because the specific heat of water is the highest of all materials on Earth...
2007-05-20 01:54:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋