Why is the higher specific heat of water as compared to rock or soil an important factor in determining temperature characteristics and changes?
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The energy needed to increase the temperature of water is greater than that for increasing the temperature of an equal volume of land. Additionally, water can hold more heat than soil. In general, the specific heat for water is about four times that as soil and, as a result, a given volume of water represents a more substantial energy reservoir. It therefore heats and cools more slowly than land.
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An estuary that is found within the mouth of a river where freshwater flows out to sea at the surface while seawater flows upstream along the bottom is ________.
A. well mixed B. a salt wedge C. a fjord D. partially mixed E. All of these are correct.
List the major bodies of water for the Asian region: