Coastal cities such as Mumbai have milder summers and winters than inland cities such as Nagpur. The main reason is that

sea water conducts heat away from the land very quicklyCorrect answerYour answercoastal cities receive less sunlightCorrect answerYour answerwater has a high specific heat capacity, so the sea heats and cools slowlyCorrect answerYour answersalt in the air absorbs heatCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: C

Water needs much more heat than soil or rock to change its temperature by one degree.
So the sea stays cooler than the land in summer and warmer in winter, and sea breezes carry that moderating effect onto the coast.

Worth noting

Water is actually a poor conductor of heat; its high specific heat, not conduction, is what moderates the climate.

Concept: Specific heat capacity of water
Typical timeTypical: 90 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsHeat and temperature

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Coastal cities such as Mumbai have milder summers and winters than inland cities such as Nagpur. The main reason is that

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