Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Transfer of thermal energy

Transfer of thermal energy — practice question

Two cars that are otherwise identical, one black and one white, start at the same initial temperature. They are then left in bright sunshine, so their temperatures rise. At night, their temperatures fall. Which car has the greater rate of temperature increase, and which car has the greater rate of temperature decrease?

  • Agreater rate of temperature increase: black; greater rate of temperature decrease: black
  • Bgreater rate of temperature increase: black; greater rate of temperature decrease: white
  • Cgreater rate of temperature increase: white; greater rate of temperature decrease: black
  • Dgreater rate of temperature increase: white; greater rate of temperature decrease: white

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