Why does the sea feel warmer?

Water has the highest specific heat as compared with all other substances therefore the quantum of heat that water requires to cool down by 1 degree Celsius is the highest. Hence even though land and sea receive same amount of heat, sea cools much more slowly and appears hot as compared to land.



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The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. The ocean may also take on green, red, or other hues as light bounces off of floating sediments and particles in the water.

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