Question

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Imagine you are at your favorite beach. The sun is shining and you are enjoying the ocean breeze. The temperature is about 89F. You take your shoes off and realize that the sand is almost too hot to walk on. You run to the water's edge to wet your feet after the walk over the sand and realize that the water is almost too cold. Explain the temperature difference between the sand and water using Thermodynamics.

Answer 1

The specific heat of water is more specific than the heat of sand, therefore, it will take more energy to raise the same amount of water with the same temperature.

Step-by-step explanation:

The temp is 89 F so, 31.67° C

The specific heat of the water is 4.184 J/g° C

The specific heat of the sand is 0.290 J/ g° C

The heat is the amount of energy that is needed to raise the temp. of the substance

You will need a lot more energy to raise the temp of the water then of the same amount of sand, therefore, because of the specific lower heat of the sand it will raise it's temperature quicker compared to water.