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Question
Give a scientific reason for the following:
On a hot sunny day, it is advisable to wear light coloured clothes.
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Solution
People wear light colured clothes in winter because these clothes reflect most of the sun's radiations and absorb only a little of them. Therefore, they keep themselves cool.
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