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So, for the problem first stated, about the wood floor and tile, answer A is correct, but answer D is more correct?

Quote from my book: "If you take a bite of a pie that is just out tof hte oven, you are much more likely to burn your tongue on the fruit filling due to the fact that the filling has a higher specific heat." Why doesn't this problem act like the floor problem above?

Wouldnt SH also deal with how much energy is needed to raise an object's temperature.

I had the following question on a Physics Quiz and I am wondering why the answer is D. When you walk barefoot in a room, the floor feels cooler walking on a tile floor as compared to a wooden floor because A) tile has a smaller specific heat than wood. B) tile has a larger specific...