CLIMATE OF INDIA
GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE
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water
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land
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both heat at equal rates
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It takes less energy to change the temperature of land compared to water. This means that land heats and cools more quickly than water and this difference affects the climate of different areas on Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Out of all the modes of heat transfer, radiation is the fastest. This is because, it does not require any medium and it travels in the form of waves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The specific heat of dry soil is about 0.80 kJ/kg/degree C. However since the specific heat of water is very high (4.2 kJ/kg/degree C), soils often have a higher specific heat than air and heat up more slowly than the air.
Detailed explanation-4: -Heat capacity Simple physics suggests that when you put more heat into the climate system, land should warm more quickly than oceans. This is because land has a smaller “heat capacity” than water, which means it needs less heat to raise its temperature.