Remembering back to science I believe that temperature is on the Kelvin scale. The corresponding temperature on the Celsius scale would be very close to zero degrees which is the freezing point. The corresponding temperature on the Fahrenheit scale would be 32 degree which again is the freezing point.
The answer is A, it’s a sound wave
Substance A would have a delta T (change in temp) rise 1/2 the rise in substance B.
Q=mc x delta T
Q= heat energy in Joules
m= mass of substance heated or cooled
c= specific heat
ΔT is change in temp.
Solve for change in temp=. Q/mc
Specific heat and mass are not inversely proportional to heat energy input.
Putting into real world scenario of using water to heat a building.
Specific heat of water is 1.
It takes 1 btu to raise one pound of water 1 degF. at a base of 60 degF
Acetone specific heat is .51
So it takes half the amount of heat input to get a 100 degree ΔT, as compared to water.
The Gulf Stream, for example, has an average speed of 4 mph, or 100 miles/day, or 3600 miles/year, in round numbers. A complete circuit around the Atlantic is 8 or 10 thousand miles, which would take around 3 years on a raft.
