SC-1433
Conduction
Lower Sec Science · Secondary 2 · Hard · Conduction
A student places a metal spoon and a plastic spoon into a cup of hot soup. After 2 minutes, the metal spoon feels much hotter than the plastic spoon. Which statement best explains this observation about heat transfer by conduction?
- Metal is a better conductor of thermal energy than plastic.
- Metal has a lower temperature than plastic in hot soup.
- Plastic conducts thermal energy faster than metal.
- Plastic absorbs all the thermal energy from the soup.
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