Question

Why is there a difference in heating of land and water on the Earth?

• A. Land gets more solar radiation than water.
• B. Land is a better conductor of heat than water and so it heats up and also cools down faster than water.
• C. Water is a better conductor of heat than land and so it heats up and also cools down faster than land.
• D. Water gets more solar radiation than water.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Land is a better conductor of heat than water and so it heats up and also cools down faster than water.

Land is a better conductor of heat than water and so, it takes less energy to change the temperature of land compared to water. This means that land heats and cools more quickly than water and this difference affects the climate of different areas on Earth. Different energy transfer processes also contribute to different rates of heating between land and water.