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Name 4 ways this vacuum flask limits heat transfer and how?
1.Glass bottle double-walled with vacuum-conduction+convection through sides.2.Walls either side of vacuum silvered-heat loss by radiation.3.Bottle supported by insulating foam-heat conduction.4.Stopper-plastic-cork/foam-heat conduction.
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Why do the hairs on your skin 'stand up' when you are cold?
To trap thick layer of insulating hair around the body. Limits amount of heat loss by convection.
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Why do some people go pink when they're hot?
Body diverts more blood to flow near surface of skin- more heat can be lost by radiation.
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Why do artic foxes have small ears?
The small ears provide a small surface area to minimise heat loss by radiation and conserve body heat.
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Why do desert foxes have big ears?
The huge ears provide a large surface area to allow heat loss by radiation easily and keep cool.
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Why do the hairs on your skin 'stand up' when you are cold?

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To trap thick layer of insulating hair around the body. Limits amount of heat loss by convection.

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Why do some people go pink when they're hot?

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Why do artic foxes have small ears?

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Why do desert foxes have big ears?

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