On a hot day, the beach sand gets hot, but the water stays

Chapter 2, Problem 59UTC

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On a hot day, the beach sand gets hot, but the water stays cool. Would you predict the specific heat of sand is higher or lower than that of water? Explain. (2.5) The water, sand, and air gain energy from the Sun.

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QUESTION:

On a hot day, the beach sand gets hot, but the water stays cool. Would you predict the specific heat of sand is higher or lower than that of water? Explain. (2.5) The water, sand, and air gain energy from the Sun.

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Solution 59UTCStep 1 of 1Specific heat It is defined as the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of exactly 1g of substance by 10C .On a hot day, the beach sand gets hot, but the

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