Land Heats and Cools More Than Water Because ________

question 1

Multiple Choice

Land heats and cools more than water because ________.

• A)water gives off its heat in the form of warm water vapor with less efficiency than land
• B)land is opaque so only the surface is heated
• C)it takes more energy to heat land than to heat water but land retains the heat better
• D)there is more water surfaces than land so the heat is spread out more efficiently in water bodies

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