Which property of water allows the substance to absorb and release large amounts of energy without much of a temperature change

The answer is Water's high specific heat.

A specific heat is the amount of heat or energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.

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all these collisions do one thing, and that thing is explained in the last option. when dusst, rocks and ice collide, they harden and form giant layers of rocks or hard ice.

d)   to harden materials to form different parts of earth’s layers

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