Question

Maria is planting a garden and young plants have begun to grow. The weather forecast is predicting freezing temperatures, so she decides to build a cover to protect the plants. She has the following choices for materials to use:

a metal can

a wooden box

Which type of material should she use to provide the most protection from the cold?

Responses

a metal can because it is a great insulator
a metal can because it is a great insulator

a wooden box because it is a great insulator
a wooden box because it is a great insulator

a metal can because it is a great conductor
a metal can because it is a great conductor

a wooden box because it is a great conductor

Answer 1

A wooden box, because it is a great insulator.

Step-by-step explanation:

If it is an insulator, then the heat would not be transferred as easily. Wood is an insulator.

Conductors transfer heat easily, so it does not protect plants from freezing temperatures. Metal is a conductor.