Answer and Explanation:
Water's high specific heat means that the temperature of the water takes a long time to change. Living things that live near bodies of water experience temperatures different than inland, which is typically advantageous. During the summer, water remains cooler than the air for a period of time, and in the winter, the water remains warmer than the air for a period of time. In turn, the air in the areas with a body of water is typically increased or decreased a few degrees in temperature depending on the season. In the winter, this also produces what is called the "lake effect", in which snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water.
