>>34539176>Now ice moves are SE against water typesWhy is this suggestion so common when it makes no sense. Water resists temperature change and is a big part of why the planet is livable.
>How Water Stabilizes TemperatureWater has a high specific heat, which means that it resists temperature changes when it absorbs or releases heat.
As a result of hydrogen bonding among water molecules, it takes a relatively large heat loss or gain for each 1 degree C change in temperature.
Hydrogen bonds must absorb heat to break, and they release heat when they form.
Much absorbed heat energy is used to disrupt hydrogen bonds before water molecules can move faster (increase temperature).
A large body of water can act as a heat sink -- absorbing heat from sunlight during the day and summer and releasing heat during the night and winter as the water gradually cools. As a result:
Water, which covers three-fourths of the planet, keeps temperature fluctuations within a range suitable for life.
Coastal areas have milder climates than inland.
The marine environment has a relatively stable temperature.
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