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The radiation from the sun is heating them both the same. However, the sun penetrates the surface water and water at a great depth. This is because the water is transparent and lets energy pass through. On the other hand, the sun only heats up the top layer of the land. This is because the land is a solid. A solid is opaque and does not let energy through. Also, since water is transparent meaning the color doesn't attract the sunlight as much as land.
Land VS. Water
1)Heat loss to evaporation (latent heat)
2) Transparent can penetrate and spread out deeper
3) convection in the water mixes it
4) high specific heat
Actually land is heated more than water because there is less land to heat and more water to heat so it heats unevenly
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How do water and land surfaces differ in their abilities to absorb and radiated heat energy?
Land absorbs more heat energy than water does.
What speeds up rates of chemical reaction and weathering in rocks and soils?
== == Heat and water.
What does heat radiated from Earth's surface do?
absorbed by earth surfaces, land and water
How is wind on earth created?
As different areas of the atmosphere heat up at different rates due to factors such as light intensity and humidity etc., heat rise and cold air rushes in to take its place.
What two factors speed up rates of chemical reaction and weathering?
Surface area is one of them, and I think heat/water.
Which statement best describes a difference between land and water surfaces?
Land surfaces heat up and cool down faster than water surfaces.
Why do different solids transfer heat at different rates?
their particle density
How do water and land surfaces differ in their abilities to absorb and radiated heat energy?
Land absorbs more heat energy than water does.
How energy from the sun travels theough earth?
The sun doesn't heat and power things like weather evenly. Since the Earth is a sphere, different parts of the world absorb heat at different rates. The energy from the sun enters and leaves Earth through absorption.
Do land surfaces of earth heat more rapidly than water surfaces?
Because sunlight penetrates to greater depths in land than in water.Land is dry, but water washes up onto water surfaces making it wet.
Which surfaces absorb heat?
All surfaces absorb some heat.
What is the difference between the way black and white surfaces affect light?
White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.
What does the heat radiated from the earth surfaces do?
land and water, and warms them. it also bonces in to the universe.
Why does shiny surfaces absorbe more energy then dull surfaces?
Because, shiny surfaces reflect heat, they don't emit much heat and they don't absorb much heat!
What are the best surfaces for radiating heat?
Dark surfaces are the best.
What type of surface reflect heat?
light and smooth surfaces reflect heat energy
What speeds up rates of chemical reaction and weathering in rocks and soils?
== == Heat and water.
