Oceans Heat and Cool More Slowly Than Land Because of

question 35

Multiple Choice

Oceans heat and cool more slowly than land because of

• A)oceans' lack of transparency dampen temperature changes.
• B)great amounts of latent heat available to directly warm ocean water.
• C)oceans' high specific heat dampen temperature changes.
• D)lack of mixing through the water column.

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