The specific heat of soil (average value) is one-fourth of a calorie per gram degree Celsius. Explain why water is a better moderator of temperature than soil
A higher specific heat means it takes more heat (and therefore more time) to raise the
temperature of water by one degree. For example, the Sun will heat soil four times
faster than it will heat water. When the heat source is removed, the soil will cool four
times faster than the water.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The physicist responsible for explaining the wave nature of light was
A) Sir Isaac Newton. B) Michael Faraday. C) Heinrich Hertz. D) James Clerk Maxwell. E) Gustav Kirchhoff
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types of objects might you accidentally find, as well?
Which of the following Group 1A elements has the largest atom?
a. Rb b. Na c. K d. Li