The specific heat of water is greater than that of dry soil, therefore water both absorbs and releases heat more slowly than land. ... This causes land areas to heat more rapidly and to higher temperatures and also cool more rapidly and to lower temperatures, compared to oceans.
If a stimulus to a neuron is great enough, ___<u>t</u><u>h</u><u>r</u><u>e</u><u>s</u><u>h</u><u>o</u><u>l</u><u>d</u>_____ is reached and an action potential is generated.
