Coastal Temperatures – Rankers Physics
Topic: Thermal Physics
Subtopic: Heat Transfer - Conduction and Convection

Coastal Temperatures

Assertion (A): Temperature near the sea-coast are moderate.
Reason (R): Water has a high thermal conductivity.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Coastal temperatures are moderate because water has a high specific heat capacity, absorbing and releasing large amounts of heat without significant temperature change.


Water's thermal conductivity is not high. Thus, R is false.

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