Since salt water has a higher specific heat capacity than land, ocean temperatures increase and decrease more slowly than land temperatures. (slideplayer.com)
The sauce ingredients have a lower specific heat capacity than water and accordingly will be heated faster dependent on thickness / viscosity. (steaminfusion.oalgroup.com)
A Powerpoint covering the theory about Specific Heat Capacity for the AQA A Level Physics Thermal Physics topic. (tes.com)