Why Does Metal Feel Colder Than Wood ? :: āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ ?






Why Does Metal Feel Colder Than Wood ?


Metal and wood may be at the same room temperature. Our skin loses heat when we touch an object. Metal is a good conductor of heat. It pulls heat away from our hand quickly. Wood is a poor conductor, so heat leaves our hand slowly. Fast heat loss makes metal feel colder than wood.


Words: i. Hand,  ii. Metal,  iii. Wood,  iv. Fast Heat Transfer,  v. Slow Heat Transfer


Key Point: Metal feels colder because it conducts heat away from our skin much faster than wood.



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MCQ on “Why Does Metal Feel Colder Than Wood ?”


1. Metal and wood may be at the same ______. āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āĻāϕ⧇āχ ______ āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


A. color B. room temperature C. weight D. size


Ans: B. room temperature


Explanation: Both objects can have the same temperature in a room. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϕ⧇āχ āϕ⧋āĻ āĻžā§° āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


2. What happens when we touch an object ? āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?

A. Skin gains water B. Skin loses heat C. Skin freezes D. Skin changes color


Ans: B. Skin loses heat
Explanation: Heat moves from our hand to the object. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Metal is a good conductor of ______.āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ ______ ā§° āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĨ¤

 A. sound B. light C. heat D. water


Ans: C. heat
Explanation: Metal transfers heat quickly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§ąā§‡ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


4. Why does metal feel colder ? āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ ?

A. It has no heat B. It removes heat quickly from our hand C. It is always frozen D. It changes color


Ans: B. It removes heat quickly from our hand
Explanation: Fast heat transfer makes metal feel colder. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


5. Wood is a ______ conductor of heat. āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻāϟāĻž ______ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĨ¤

A. good B. strong C. poor D. fast


Ans: C. poor
Explanation: Wood does not transfer heat quickly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


6. In wood, heat leaves our hand ______. āĻ•āĻžāĻ āϤ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ ______ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

A. quickly B. slowly C. never D. instantly


Ans: B. slowly
Explanation: Wood slows down heat transfer. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āϧ⧀⧰ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


7. Which material conducts heat faster ? āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāχ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?

A. Wood B. Metal C. Cloth D. Paper


Ans: B. Metal
Explanation: Metal is a better heat conductor than wood. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĨ¤


8. Fast heat loss makes metal feel ______. āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻšā§‡ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ ______ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤

A. hotter B. softer C. colder D. lighter


Ans: C. colder
Explanation: Rapid heat transfer creates a cold feeling. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ⧰ āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


9. Which transfers heat slowly ? āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?

A. Metal B. Iron C. Wood D. Steel


Ans: C. Wood
Explanation: Wood is a poor conductor of heat. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĨ¤


10. Which statement is correct ? āϕ⧋āύ āωāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• ?

A. Metal and wood always have different temperatures
B. Wood removes heat faster than metal
C. Metal feels colder because it transfers heat quickly
D. Heat never leaves our hand


Ans: C. Metal feels colder because it transfers heat quickly
Explanation: Metal quickly pulls heat from our skin, so it feels colder. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§ąā§‡ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ›āĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āφāρāϤ⧰āĻžāχ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϏ⧇āχāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤