Judge the following sentence: Temperatures have risen faster in the oceans than on the continents BECAUSE the ocean has a greater heat capacity than land

a. ?The assertion and reason are both correct.
b. ?The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
c. ?The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
d. ?Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
e. ?Heat capacity does not apply to land masses.


ANSWER: c

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