<em>Sand in a beach is warmer than the water of the sea.
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<u>Explanation:</u>
<em>Water absorbs less heat from the sun</em> when compared with sand. Sand is darker and also is less reflective. Because of its darker nature, absorption of heat from the sun will be more. Due to its less reflective nature the sand wouldn’t be able to<em> reflect off the sunlight.
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But water is highly reflective and can reflect off a <em>major portion of the sunlight falling on the sea</em>. The sea is also deep and thus the heat spreads through a large volume unlike in the <em>case of sand.</em> Water also has the nature of constant movement unlike sand which is stable.
<em>This factor also heats up sand more than water.
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For anyone in UsaTestPrep it is D) appoint church positions The "investiture struggle" of the 11th and 12th centuries that took place between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV symbolized the struggle between the church and state over who had the power to appoint church positions. Pope Gregory VII later excommunicated King Henry IV over this issue and it led to a weakening in the Holy Roman Empire therefore it is D.
