Climates Are Influenced by Waters High Specific Heat

GLOBAL CLIMATES ARE INFLUENCED BY WATER S HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT 

The winds in the latitudes of North America are westerly. On the western coast of the continent, therefore, air moves from the Pacific Ocean tt) the land. Becau.se of water s high specific heat, ocean temperatures do nor vary much 

Which has a higher specific heat, water or sand  

Was this youT answer As suggested by the illustration, the tern perature of water increases less than the temperature of sand in the same sunlight. Water therefore has the higher specific heat.Those who visit the beach frequently know that beach sand quickly turns hot on a sunny day while the water remains relatively cool. At night, however, the sand feels quite cool while the water s temperature feels about the same as it was during the day 

Many ocean currents, shown in blue, distribute heat from the warmer equatorial regions to the colder polar regions. 

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