For years, rita visited her friend's house near the ocean. she noticed that her own home, far from the beach, experiences much greater swings in temperature. what is the reason for this

The reason for the difference swing in temperature is : Large bodies of water , when compared to land, take longer to heat and cool

This all due to the capability of land's surface to absorb more molar radiation than water, (water tend to reflect most of the solar radiation that came to its way)

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