Question

A certain object has a very high specific heat. The object is heated over a flame for 1 minute. The flame is shut off, and the object is allowed to cool down for one minute. The object most likely: A. heats up quickly and cools down quickly. B. heats up quickly and cools down slowly. C. heats up slowly and cools down quickly. D. heats up slowly and cools down slowly.

Answer 1

The answer to this question is the letter D which is "heats up slowly and cools down slowly". The water will take more time to heat since water has a high specific heat capacity and it will take time also to cool down because of same reason. Turning off the stove does not mean that it will take a few seconds to cool down.