Question

When we touch a piece of metal and a piece of wood that are placed in the same room, the
piece of metal feels much colder than the piece of wood. This happens because of the difference
in:
(A) Specific heat
(B) Temperature
(C)Density
(D) Thermal conductivity
(E) Latent heat​

Answer 1

Answer:

Metal feels much colder than wood under room temperature due to their difference in thermal conductivity. Thermal conductivity is a property of an object to conduct heat. The greater thermal conductivity of an object, the better it is in trasferring heat.

Answer 2

Answer:

D

Explanation:

The rate of heat flow is greater and therefore the metal feels much warmer than wood. Conversely, the high thermal conductivity of metals also means that more heat can be transferred away from our skin at cold temperatures than is the case with wood