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When a heat lamp is heating up a cup of air and a cup of water- do they heat up at the same rate? Why or why not? Which cup would heat up faster? Why?

When a heat lamp is heating up a cup of air and a cup of water- do they heat up at the same rate? Why or why not? Which cup would heat up faster? Why?
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When a heat lamp is heating up a cup of air and a cup of water- do they heat up at the same rate?

Why or why not? Which cup would heat up faster? Why?

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Because the water slightly absorbs the heat and depending of what the cup is made out of.
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