A piece of wire gauze traps the ice at the bottom of a tube containing water. The water at the top of the tube reaches boiling point before the ice at the bottom melts. Why does this occur?
- AConvection currents are circulating throughout the water.
- BIce is a poor emitter of thermal energy.
- CWater is a poor conductor of thermal energy.
- DWire gauze is a good conductor of thermal energy.