CLIMATE OF LAKE AND OCEAN SHORES 241 



Effects of Large Bodies of Water on Climate. We have 

 learned that dark, rough surfaces absorb heat more rapidly 

 than smooth, light, highly reflecting surfaces. We have 

 also learned that a great deal of heat is required to raise 



MID-OCEAN 

 Showing the constant motion of the water. 



the temperature of water one degree nine times as much 

 as is required to accomplish the same result with an equal 

 mass of iron. It is not surprising then that land surfaces 

 heat up much more rapidly than water surfaces. How 



