Question

A classmate measures the temperature of pond water and the soil that surrounds it every hour for a period of five hours on a sunny day. The measurements are shown in chart below
The next day, at a nearby lake that has a shore of sandstone, you measure the temperature
of the sandstone and water at 7 a.m. You find that both have a temperature of 13° C. If it is
sunny all day:
a) What do the results of the experiment at the pond predict about the temperature of the sandstone and the lake water at noon?
b) Explain your answer

Answer 1

Answer:

This is because the water has high specific heat. It can absorb large amounts of heat and loses it slowly.