A pile of wet mud and a pile of sandy clay are placed next to each other on a sunny day. If the temperature of each pile is equal and allowed to cool in the shade for a few minutes, which substance is likely to show a lower temperature and why?

A. Wet mud, because it released more heat while placed in the sun.
B. Sandy clay, because it absorbed more heat while placed in the sun.
C. Wet mud, because it requires less energy to increase its temperature.
D. Sandy clay, because it needs to release less energy to decrease its temperature.

The substance that is likely to show a lower temperature and why is ; ( D ) Sandy clay, because it needs to release less energy to decrease its temperature

Due to the porosity of a sandy clay when compared to a wet mud the sandy clay will easily lose its temperature when placed under a shade to cool off and it will require less energy to do that. while

A wet mud has its components closely packed therefore it will take a longer time for the wet mud to lose its hot temperature, which in turn means that more energy will be required for the wet mud to decrease its temperature

Hence we can conclude that the substance that is likely to show a lower temperature is Sandy clay, because it needs to release less energy to decrease its temperature .

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