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Which of these fabrics traps air the most−silk, wool or cotton? What is the effect of this on the porperty of the fabric made from this fibre?

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Wool fabric can trap most of the air. This property of the fabric helps it to prevent heat from escaping. Because air is a bad conductor of heat, the body heat cannot escape. Thus, the fabric helps in keeping our body warm and protecting us from the harsh cold.

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Q. Use the clues given to complete this crossword.
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Across
1. cotton fibre without the seed
4. using needles to make fabric from wool
5. In summer, we like to wear only clothes made from this material.
7. long, shiny plant fibre, made into ropes and gunny bags
8. man made material
9. fine thread made from fibre
11. type of soil on which cotton grows well
14. Indian spinning wheel
15. another name for hairy covering of animals
18. process of changing fibre into yarn
20. process of separating cotton fibre from seed
23. long piece of cloth wound around the head by Indian men
24. cleaning, straightening and untwisting cotton fibres
26. soft, expensive, natural fabric
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1. cloth is woven on these
2. a common synthetic material
3. another word for fine threads
4. special name given to handspun, handwoven cotton cloth in India
5. fibre obtained from Kashmir goat
6. fibres from plants and animals
10. process of pulling apart raw cotton fibres and cleaning them
11. seed pods of cotton plant
12. animal source of angora wool
13. process of changing yarn to fabric
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19. unstitched cloth worn by Indian women
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21. parts of jute plants used to get fibres
22. fibre from husk of the coconut
25. machine used to separate cotton fibres from seeds
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