A student completes an investigation on the properties of water. The student pours one pipette of water into one empty test tube and one pipette of isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) into another empty test tube. The student records at four minutes that the isopropyl alcohol has completely evaporated from the test tube. In the same amount of time, less than 1 mL of water has evaporated from the test tube. What can the student infer about water's ability to moderate temperature based on the results of this investigation?
Water can absorb or release a large amount of heat with only a slight change in its temperature. This helps moderate water temperatures on Earth.
Water can absorb or release a small amount of heat with a large change in its temperature. This helps moderate water temperatures on Earth.
Water can absorb or release a large amount of heat with only a slight change in its temperature. This does not help moderate temperatures on Earth.
Water can absorb or release a small amount of heat with a large change in its temperature. This does not help moderate temperatures on Earth.