Container A and container B are filled with equal amount of hot water and the temperature of the water in the containers is measured with a thermometer some time later. It is observed that container A has a much lower temperature than container B. What are the possible reason(s)?

1.Container A is black and container B is silver.

2.Container A has a lid and container B is not covered.

  1. Container A is made of steel and container B is made of clay

A.1 and 2 only

B.1 and 3 only

C.2 and 3 only

D.1,2 and 3