water has a low specific heat metals have low specific heat glass from the beaker is a good insulator water loses its heat energy quickly to the air
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: A metal sample is placed into a beaker of boiling water. After two minutes the metal is removed. After 5 minutes the metal can be picked up by hand but the water is still too hot to touch. Which of these matter and energy interactions is being illustrated?
Possibilities:
- water has a low specific heat
- metals have low specific heat
- glass from the beaker is a good insulator
- water loses its heat energy quickly to the air

metals have low specific heat