Snow as an Insulator – Rankers Physics
Topic: Thermal Physics
Subtopic: Heat Transfer - Conduction and Convection

Snow as an Insulator

Assertion (A): Snow is better insulator than ice.
Reason (R): Snow contain air packet and air is bad conductor of heat.
 
(1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
(2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Snow traps air, and air is a very poor conductor of heat. Therefore, snow acts as a better insulator than solid ice. Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.

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