The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because
A)the energy is stored in a shallow layer near the surface of the land,and so it can be radiated away faster.
B)the amount of energy stored in the water column is less than that stored in the land.
C)land cannot store energy so its surface cools rapidly without insolation.
D)water is heated geothermally so it has an energy supply not available to the land.
E)air above the land can absorb more energy than air above water.

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Land has a shallower layer which stores energy near its surface and hence can radiate it away faster than water. Water has a larger volume that can store heat, and therefore, it cools off more slowly than land.

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