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Discuss why wearing more layers of clothing during winter keeps us warmer than wearing just one thick piece of clothing.


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  1. Clothes are a bad conductor of heat, thereby trapping heat inside making us feel warmer
  2. During winter wearing multiple layers of clothes trap air inside the layers of these clothes.
  3. Air is a poor conductor of heat, thereby keeping heat inside and making us feel warmer
  4. Therefore one should wear multiple layers of clothing to keep oneself warm.

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