College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 14 - Conceptual Questions - Page 531: 5

Answer

When we wear layers of clothing, there is air trapped between the layers. The air trapped between layers of clothing increases the time it takes to reach thermal equilibrium.

Work Step by Step

It takes time for our clothes to reach thermal equilibrium with the surrounding cold air. When we wear layers of clothing, there is air trapped between the layers. The air trapped between layers of clothing increases the time it takes to reach thermal equilibrium. We can think of the trapped air as a form of thermal insulation.
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