Question

Why does sand heat faster than water

Answer 1

Answer: sand should both heat and cool faster than water

Explanation: water has a higher specific heat capacity than sand- meaning that it takes a lot of heat, or energy, to raise the temperature of water one degree, whereas it takes comparatively little energy to change the temperature of sand by one degree

Answer 2

The sand should both heat and cool faster than the water. This is because water has a higher specific heat ca- pacity than sand – meaning that it takes a lot of heat, or energy, to raise the temperature of water one degree, whereas it takes comparatively little energy to change the temperature of sand by one degree.