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The graph above gives the land surface air temperatures and the sea surface water temperatures from 1950 to 2016
Global warming encompasses the changes in climate and temperature around the globe from the oceans to on and
However, when studying the warming of Earth stand and water temperatures a difference between the two can be
observed from the graph, it can be seen along most of the graph that the water temperature of the sea's surface
remained lower than that of the lands surface air temperature. What unique characteristic of water allows for this
phenomenon to occur?
water heat of fusion
waters conductivity of heat
water heat of vaporization
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water specific heat capacity