LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -To summarize, large bodies of water tend to moderate the temperature of nearby land due to the high heat capacity of water. This high heat capacity results from both the higher specific heat of water and the mixing of heat throughout a greater depth over oceans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hydrogen bonds in water allow it to absorb and release heat energy more slowly than many other substances.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ocean temperatures remain fairly constant because water has a high specific heat. The specific heat of a substance refers to the amount of heat energy that needs to be supplied in order to raise the temperature a unit mass of that substance by a certain degree.