The image above shows a beach with the temperatures of the ocean water and the sand in the daytime (on the left) and the nighttime (on the right). Which of the following is the best explanation for the change in temperatures from day to night in water verses on land.

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Land and water heat up and cool down at the same rate.
Land and water heat up and cool down at the same rate.

Land heats up and cools down more quickly than water.
Land heats up and cools down more quickly than water.

There is not a change in temperature from day to night for neither land nor water.
There is not a change in temperature from day to night for neither land nor water.

Water heats up and cools down more quickly than land.
Water heats up and cools down more quickly than land.
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The best explanation for the change in temperatures from day to night in water versus on land is that water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.