When you touch a wooden chair and a glass table top in the same room, the glass feels cooler. Why?

A. The chair is warmer.
B. Glass has a higher specific heat than wood.
C. Latent heat is being transferred from the glass to your skin.
D. Glass is a better conductor of heat than wood.


Answer: D

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