An elephant and a mouse are running in full sunlight,and both overheat by the same amount above their normal body temperatures.When they move into the shade and rest,which animal will cool down faster?
A)The elephant will because it has the higher surface area/volume ratio.
B)The elephant will because it has the lower surface area/volume ratio.
C)The mouse will because it has the higher surface area/volume ratio.
D)They will cool at the same rate because they overheated by the same amount.

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The mouse will cool down faster because it has a higher surface area to volume ratio. Smaller animals tend to have larger surface area to volume ratios, meaning that they lose heat more quickly than larger animals with smaller surface area to volume ratios. Therefore, the mouse will cool down faster than the elephant.

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