Question

9. Why do areas near large bodies of water tend to not experience large swings in temperature? (2 points)

Water is a covalent compound.
Water is a good solvent.
Water has a high specific heat.
Water has a very high surface tension

Answer 1

Answer: Water has a high specific heat.

Step-by-step explanation: Specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of substance through
`1^0C`.

Water has high value of specific heat as the water molecules are bonded strongly through hydrogen bonds. Thus a large amount of heat is required to break the bonds and increase the kinetic energy of molecules.

This is due to this reason that areas near large bodies of water tend to not experience large swings in temperature.

Answer 2

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the third option. Areas near large bodies of water tend to not experience large swings in temperature because water has a high specific heat. That's because water can take up lots of thermal energy, and thus preven wild swings in temperature.