Variations in Temperature Between Summer and Winter Are Greater Over

Variations in temperature between summer and winter are greater over continental interiors than along the west coastal margins of continents because landmasses ____.

A) are more influenced by their eastern coasts than their western coasts
B) have a more stable climate than coastal regions
C) receive less rainfall in their interiors than on their coasts
D) do not cool off as quickly as large bodies of water
E) heat up and cool off more quickly than large bodies of water