Why Is It Easier to Overheat on a Humid Day

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why is it easier to overheat on a humid day?

• A) It feels hotter than when the air is drier.
• B) Heat convection is slower when the air is humid.
• C) Radiative heat loss declines when the air is humid.
• D) Evaporative heat loss by sweating decreases when the air is humid.
• E) Water is evaporating out of the air instead of off the body.

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