How does the specific heat of water affect the oceans?
A. It keeps the ocean temperatures more even.
B. It causes the rise and fall of tidewater.
C. It keeps the ocean water from freezing.
D. It increases the conductivity of seawater.

Respuesta :

The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g*C which is on the high side, this implies that it will take a high amount of heat for water to get heated sufficiently.

A. It keeps the ocean temperatures more even.

Heat capacity of water

The heat capacity of a substance can be defined as the quantity of heat needed to raise a unit mass of that substance by  a unit change in its temperature

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