If the water moves too quickly, it doesn't have time to absorb heat before moving on.

Maybe it was one of those new materials that didn't absorb heat.

Land and water do not absorb or reflect heat at the same rate.

The heat absorbed by the process can be a useful measure.

This means they will absorb and transfer heat at different rates.

But even a watched pot cannot absorb heat for ever.

It has no significant mass to absorb and retain heat.

The oceans have absorbed heat from the atmosphere, not the other way around.

During this process, the water would absorb heat from the wearer's body.

The heat absorbed by the land warms the air above it.