Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Transfer of thermal energy

Transfer of thermal energy — practice question

A student puts forward some uses for containers constructed from good thermal conductors and for containers constructed from poor thermal conductors. In which row are both proposed uses correct?

  • Agood conductor: keeping a cold liquid at a low temperature; poor conductor: transferring thermal energy quickly from a hot liquid
  • Bgood conductor: keeping a hot liquid at a high temperature; poor conductor: keeping a cold liquid at a low temperature
  • Cgood conductor: transferring thermal energy quickly from a hot liquid; poor conductor: transferring thermal energy quickly to a cold liquid
  • Dgood conductor: transferring thermal energy quickly to a cold liquid; poor conductor: keeping a hot liquid at a high temperature

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