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Because solids cool off and heat up more rapidly than liquids.
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What factors affect the temperature in Western Canada?
Latitude: higher temperatures in southern Canada because of higher angle of the sun in the sky results in more intense heating of land. Altitude: Greater altitude means colder temperature. Distance from Sea: surface of land heats and cools more quickly than surface of water. Wind Direction: Winds blowing from ocean increase the moderation effect of water. The reverse is true fro winds blowing off land. Ocean Currents: since huge body of water takes longer to cool, cold air is usually warmed by warm water that is still warm from summer and vice versa.
How do the astronauts land on the earth's surface once their rocket has passed through the atmosphere?
They use parachutes on their module to slow down and then land safely in the water to be fished out later.
How much of the earth's surface is desert?
Deserts account for 33-35% of the earth's land surface.
Why does the wind change direction?
During the day, the sun shines on the water and land and warms them both. Since land gets warmer than water faster, it heats the air above it. As the warm air above land rises, the cold air above the water replaces the warm air. The movement of air from water to land is called sea breeze. As night falls, both the land and water begins to cool down. Once again, land cools faster than water. Now, the air above the water is warmer than the air above the land. The air above the water rises. The cooler air from the land moves to the water to replace the rising warm air. During the morning, you will feel the wind blowing to the ocean to land. At evening, you will feel the wind blowing from the land to ocean. At night, you feel the wind blowing from the ocean to land.
How much of the earth's land surface is undiscovered?
All the earth's land surface has been discovered. There are parts that are virtually unexplored, however.
Does water cool rapidly?
Compared to land, NO!
Which changes temperature more rapidly land or water?
Land tends to change temperature more rapidly than water. This is because land has a lower specific heat capacity compared to water, meaning it requires less energy to change its temperature. As a result, land can heat up and cool down more quickly than water.
Which air pocket would you expect to cool down more at night?
land air because land heats up more during the day and without the suns heat the land will go down more rapidly
What is it called when the sand is hotter than the water?
Water has a higher specific heat than the land. This means that the surface of the water will heat up slower and cool down slower than the land.
How do the heating of land water differ?
Land heats more rapidly and to higher temperatures than water. Land also cools more rapidly and to lower temperatures than water
How do the heating of land and water different?
Land heats more rapidly and to higher temperatures than water. Land also cools more rapidly and to lower temperatures than water
Does water cool more quickly than land?
Land cools faster because land is floating on the earths surface. Water gets deeper, so the suns heat cant heat the bottom of the ocean as well as the surface
Does water cool more quickly then land does?
water does cool more quickly than land cos water freezes sometimes and the land doesn't xxx
Which surface on earth is the largest- the land or the water surface?
water
Do land surfaces heat more rapidly than water surfaces?
Water circulates so more of it must be heated (or cooled) to change temperature. With the land, only the top few inches change temperature at first--it takes awhile for the warmth to penetrate. So terrestrial surface measurements rise much faster in the morning and cool down faster in the evenings--the water tends to remain closer to the same temperature day and night.
What percent of the earth's surface is water and what percent is land?
About 71 % of the surface is covered by water. The rest (29 %) is land.
Can water spouts hit land?
Yes, they can but they usually dissipate rapidly when they do.
