The table shows the specific heat of four substances—brick, dry soil, paper, and water. If all four substances were exposed to sunlight for the same amount of time, which substance would heat up the slowest?

brick 0.9
dry soil 1.26
paper 1.336
water 4.18
A.
water
B.
dry soil
C.
paper
D.
brick

Question

The table shows the specific heat of four substances—brick, dry soil, paper, and water. If all four substances were exposed to sunlight for the same amount of time, which substance would heat up the slowest?

brick 0.9
dry soil 1.26
paper 1.336
water 4.18
A. 
water
B. 
dry soil
C. 
paper
D. 
brick

Vocaloid · Answer

the numbers in the column are specific heat, right? so the substance with the **highest** specific heat should heat up the slowest

Kcrios · Answer

The highest number heats up slowest so the lowest number heats up faster???

Vocaloid · Answer

yes

specific heat is a measure of the heat required to cause a temperature change

so if a substance has a high specific heat, it can absorb a lot of heat before changing temperature

and if a substance has a low specific heat, it won't take as much heat to change its temperature

Vocaloid · Answer

the question is asking which heats up the slowest, so the highest specific heat is what you're looking for