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A wooden walkway and a sandy beach are at the same temperature. the sand feels much hotter because it has a greater _____.

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Svetlanka [38]3 years ago

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Specific heat capacity.

As it has a greater specific capacity than wood, it takes more heat energy to increase it's temperature by 1 degree Celsius than that of wood. Hence, though both are at the same temperature, sand contains way more heat than wood.

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