The ocean has high thermal inertia, which means it takes a long time to warm up and a long time to cool down.
High thermal inertia is the property of a material or a substance to express the degree of slowness with which it dissipates heat in the surrounding environment.
High thermal inertia surface refers to the ability of the material to store and conduct heat.
In terms of water, it is the measure of velocity and thermal mass which controls the temperature of the surface for a longer period of time before it leaves the system and reaches equilibrium.
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Answer:
Ocean contain high thermal resistance ( high heat capacity 4.18 J/g*C) so takes more time tp heat up and more time to get cooled.
Explanation:
High heat capacity of water at 4.18 J/g*C, makes it takes more to heat up a gram of water. That's why, throughout the course of a warm summer day, the water present in the ocean mostly does not experience a significant change. On the other hand, land has a much lower heat capacity i.e 1 J/g*C.
Due to this reasons, the ocean takes so long time to change temperature significantly, beside this land heat up very quickly (think of the hot sand and cool water at the beach in the summer).
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