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📅 NSB Round Robin 2012🎓 HS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 24🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Why does Eureka, California generally have a smaller yearly temperature range than Omaha, Nebraska even though they are both at 41 degrees north latitude?

W) Land is a poor absorber and a poor conductor of heat energy
X) Land changes temperature rapidly, due to its high specific heat and lack of transparency
Y) Ocean water is a good absorber and a good conductor of heat energy
Z) Ocean water changes temperature slowly, due to the high specific heat and transparency of water
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