Why do land masses heat faster than oceans in the summer?
Typically, it is the other way around. Water usually heats faster, and retains heat longer, than land or solid masses. Ocean currents is why some places might be unseasonably warm, or cool, relative to their location on the globe. Consider Glasgow, Scotland vs. Moscow, Russia vs. Oslo, Norway. They are roughly at the same latitude north. The winters, however, are EXTREMELY different. The warm water from the Gulf Stream is flowing in a current to the north. Reykjavík, Iceland is even further north, but has similarly mild temperatures in the winter. Think about how some places, near water, seem hotter because of the humidity. Also, the pool heats up during the day, and remains warm at night. So, A and C) Solid surfaces are hot, primarily on the surface. Underground, and in caves, temperatures are pretty much constant. B) Convection would tend to distribute the heat UP.
