449. Which of the following is not a reason why water warms and cools much more slowly than land?

A. Solar energy penetrates more deeply into water
B. Heat energy is mixed in a deeper layer of water
C. Water has a higher heat capacity
D. A portion of the solar energy that strikes water is used to evaporate it
✅ The correct answer is option E.
Water warms and cools much more slowly than land because it takes more heat to raise the temperature of a given amount of soil 1oC than it does to raise the temperature of water 1oC.

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