1) Students were investigating heat transfer by conduction and they set up the simple experiment you see here. Three spoons made of
different materials were placed in a pot of hot (90°C) water. A pat of
butter was placed on the handle of each spoon. Students were asked
to predict the order of melting butter on the three spoons, from first to
last. Which answer seems the most reasonable?
A)
tin- plastic - wood
B) plastic - tin - wood
wood - tin - plastic
D) plastic - wood - tin