If Plastic Conducts Heat Less Efficiently Than Wood Does, When

question 74

Multiple Choice

If plastic conducts heat less efficiently than wood does, when we touch something made from plastic we would typically perceive:

• A)the plastic object as feeling colder than a wooden object of the same temperature
• B)plastic and wooden objects as feeling equally cool to the touch
• C)pain when we touch plastic objects but not when we touch wooden objects
• D)the wooden object as feeling colder than a plastic object of the same temperature

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