3. Water

Why do your feet feel cooler on a tile floor than on a warm rug?

Which property of water allows it to moderate Earth's temperature?

The amount of heat required to convert 1 g of any substance from the liquid to the gaseous state is defined as __________.

Why is it important for the health of organisms that water changes temperature slowly?

The reason that coastal climates are more moderate than inland climates primarily water's high __________.

Imagine that organisms consisted of 70–95% alcohol instead of 70–95% water. Alcohol's specific heat is about half that of water. How would living things be different?

Sweating has a cooling effect because of water's high __________.