KROK 1 2009 – Question 94 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Cooling of the human body in water is much more faster than in the air. What way of heat emission in water is much more effective?
- A. Heat conduction
- B. Sweat evaporation
- C. Convection
- D. Heat radiation
- E. -
Hint
Compare the physical properties of water and air that decide how quickly body heat is carried away from the skin surface.
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