Why Is It More Difficult to Lose Excess Body Heat

question 61

Multiple Choice

Why is it more difficult to lose excess body heat on a hot day?

• A) Because you gain heat from the outside
• B) Because as air temperature gets closer to body temperature, heat loss from the body to the air by evaporation slows
• C) Because as air temperature gets closer to body temperature, heat transfer from the warmer body to the cooler air by convection slows
• D) Because very hot air causes heat stroke, where the body's mechanisms for losing heat shut down
• E) Because blood circulation nearing the skin gets warmer rather than getting cooler

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