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Consider a trip to a lake. The sand warms up rapidly (and then burns your feet), while the water remains cool. Which has the greater specific heat capacity, the sand or water?
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Consider a trip to a lake. The sand warms up rapidly (and then burns your feet), while the water remains cool.

Which has the greater specific heat capacity, the sand or water?

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Water has a greater specific heat capacity than sand.
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