Why do land surfaces of earth heat more rapidly than water surfaces

Land heats up faster than water because

Land absorbs more radiation from sun than water  

Explanation:

Specific heat capacity : It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of substance by 1 degree.

The value of Specific heat capacity for water = 4.2 J/gC

Sand has formula -SiO2- . Its specific heat = 1.0 J/gC

The reasons for more  Heating of lands as compared to water surface are :

samuel de champlain. in 1608, king henry iv sponsored pierre dugua, sieur de mons and samuel de champlain as founders of the city of quebec with 28 men. this was the second permanent french settlement in the colony of canada.