Water has a high specific heat.How does this fact that humans are largely made up of water help us regulate our body temperature?

I'm clueless as what specific heat of water has to do with body temperature can someone point me towards the answer or give me a hint?

Much appreciated

The unit of specific heat is: Energy Unit/(Degree * mass)

An example of this is: Joule/(° C * gram)

The specific heat of water is pretty high: 4.186 Joule/(gram °C)

This means that it takes 4.186 Joules of energy to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.

I don't want to veer you in the wrong direction so i'll abstain from guessing an answer to the actual question, but this is what specific heat is [aka heat capacity].

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hope it helps, got this online:

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"Water has a high specific heat. Specific heat is the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a substance. Because water has a high specific heat, it can absorb large amounts of heat energy before it begins to get hot. It also means that water releases heat energy slowly when situations cause it to cool. Water's high specific heat allows for the moderation of the Earth's climate and helps organisms regulate their body temperature more effectively."

This post was edited by rx7drifter on Nov 2 2013 05:37pm

I put that since we have a high specific heat (water), that it helps us maintain our current body temperature 97-98 degrees Celsius, because It takes a lot to heat up.

Edit/ thanks btw

This post was edited by BxJozeph on Nov 2 2013 05:37pm

that would be a true statement

glad i could help

This post was edited by rx7drifter on Nov 2 2013 05:37pm

except, we arent 97-98 degrees celsius

also, the use of water can also help us keep cool via sweating.

What do you mean not 97-98 degree Celsius

We like 37 Celsius

97-98 F