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Download Solution PDFThe Eskimo makes his house i.e. 'igloo' from ice. What is the reason for this?
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JTET (Jharkhand) Sept 2015 Official Paper-I
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 3 : The air between the ice walls prevents the inside heat from escaping.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is The air between the ice walls prevents the inside heat from escaping.
Key Points
- The Eskimo makes his house i.e igloo from ice since the air between the ice walls prevents the inside heat from escaping.
- Snow is believed to be a good insulator of heat and traps it.
- Igloos are temporary winter homes mainly found in Canada.
- Eskimos are the people living in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the US, Russia, Canada, and Greenland.
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