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$4$ pts

There are two fence posts outside, close together on a fence. One is made of metal, one is made of wood. On a cold morning. you touch the fence posts and the metal one feels much colder than the wood one. Given this observation, which material probably has a lower heat capacity, and how can you tell?

The metal, because it lost more heat than the wood did, given the same outside temperature and time of exposure.

The metal, because it gained more heat than the wood did, given the same outside temperature and time of exposure.

Impossible to determine without more information, such as the temperature outside.

The wood, because it lost less heat than the metal did, given the same outside temperature and time of exposure.