Give a scientific reason for the following:In winter the human body covered with a blanket keeps warm. - Physics

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Give a scientific reason for the following:
In winter the human body covered with a blanket keeps warm.

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Solution

In winters, the human body covered with a blanket keeps warm because the blanket has air trapped in it which provide heat insulation to the body from the surroundings and keep us warm

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The Temperature and a Thermometer

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Chapter 5: Heat - Exercise [Page 230]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE

Chapter 5 Heat
Exercise | Q 66.1 | Page 230

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