Asked by sue
at the sea side the sun shines equally on the sand and sea. assuming the both absorb the same amount of energy, why is the sand a lot hotter than the sea
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DrBob222
The specific heat of water is much higher than the specific heat of the sand; therefore, q = mc*delta T. You can see for the same q and we will assume the same mass (although the mass of the sane probably is less than that of all of the sea water), the higher c causes delta T to be smaller.
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