Question

Think about visiting the beach on a hot day. Predict whether sand or water has a higher specific heat and explain your prediction.

Answer 1

water has a higher SHC as it would be cooler than the sand meaning it requires more energy to reach the same temperature 

Answer 2

The sand has a higher specific heat

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is that the sand would have a higher specific heat than water because water requires a lot of heat to raise its temperature while sand needs less heat to change it as water has a high heat capacity that allows it to maintain its temperature within a range.