It is winter in Puerto rico. Compare the air temperatures beachgoers feel near the water to beachgoers who are still near thier hotel room 25 miles away?

Answer and Explanation:

Water has a property that allows it to need either a very high temperature to heat or a very low temperature to cool, unlike the land that does not need such extreme values to change its temperature. This ability of water to need a lot of energy to change temperature ends up being transmitted to regions close to large volumes of water.

In that case, bathers will be subjected to a higher and hotter temperature if they are close to the water than if they are in the hotel.