Transmission Of Heat Question 80

Question: Woollen clothes are used in winter season because woolen clothes

[EAMCET 1978; AIIMS 1998]

Options:

A) Are good sources for producing heat

B) Absorb heat from surroundings

C) Are bad conductors of heat

D) Provide heat to body continuously

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

In winter, the temperature of surrounding is low compared to the body temperature $ ({{37.4}^{o}}C) $ . Since woolen clothes are bad conductors of heat, so they keep the body warm.