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Yes, in general land (continental rocks) heats up and cools much more readily than water bodies (seas and oceans). This has the affect of creating large extremes in temperature on large landmasses and less extremes on islands. For example, in Eastern Europe, winter temperatures regularly get to -20degC and it can be well over +30degC in the summer. In Great Britain (surrounded by water as an island), it is not common for temperatures to go very much lower than 0degC in winter and above +25degC in the summer.
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What will warm up and cool down faster than land?
air
What can heat faster water or soil?
Water heats faster than soil
Why does the heat equator bend over the continents?
During the warm seasons, land warms up faster than the water. This causes the isothermal contours to bend south over land masses in the southern hemisphere.
Does water or land reach a higher temperature?
Water (oceans) is slower than land to warm up, and also slower to cool down.
Sea and land breeze are caused because?
Land breezes occur at night. The land is cooler than the water at night, so the warm air over the water rises and the cool air moves in over the water to replace it. It then warms and rises again. This happens over and over again throughout the night. Sea breezes are the opposites of land breezes. They happen during the day, so the water is cooler than the land. The warm air over the land rises and the cold air moves in to replace it. Then, like the land breezes, the cold air gets warmed and rises and the cold air over the water takes its spot. It is a continuous cycle throughout the day. The reason land is warmer during the day is because soil heats faster than water. However, it is cooler at night because water holds its heat longer than soil.
Why does land warm and cool more quickly than water and how does it affect your air temperature?
Diffusion of heat from land is quicker than water. thus temperature of air on land flactutes faster than in the ocean.
Why should a cup with warm water spread food dye faster than ice water?
Molecules in warm water are moving faster than those in the colder water.
Does a boat sink in hot warm or cold water faster?
It sinks faster in hot water than warm or cold
What will warm up and cool down faster than land?
air
Why does warm water than freeze faster than cool water?
Mpemba effect ,water evaporates faster so it has less water so it freezes faster
What can heat faster water or soil?
Water heats faster than soil
Do cold water freeze faster than warm water?
yes
Why does the soot particles move faster in warm water than in cold water?
The water molecules in warm water have greater kinetic energy, making them move faster.
Dose cool water freeze faster than warm water?
Yes, usually.
Does an ice cube melt faster in warm water than cold water?
Yes.
Will cold water help a plant grow faster than warm water?
i think it will
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.
