With reference to differential heating of land and sea, consider the following statements:
1. As compared to sea, land heats up or cools down quickly.
2. Places situated near to sea experience less temperature variation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: One of the factors that influence the temperature of a place is the distance of the place with respect to the sea. Compared to land, the sea gets heated slowly and loses heat slowly i.e. land heats up and cools down quickly. This phenomenon is due to differences in the specific heat capacities of land and water. Statement 2 is correct: The variation in temperature of places near the sea is less compared to inland places. The places near the sea come under the moderating influence of the sea and land breezes and hence have a smaller temperature range