Which item in the photo is a good thermal insulator, and why? A. The cut vegetables, because they contain a lot of water
B. Human skin, because it is made up mostly of water
C. The plastic handle, because its electrons don't move freely
D. The metal pan, because its electrons move quite freely

Clothing made of several thin layers of fabric with trapped air in between, often called ski clothing, is commonly used in cold climates because it is light, fashionable, and a very effective thermal insulator. so it is no surprise that such clothing has largely replaced thickand heavy old-fashioned coats. (a) consider a jacket made of five layers of 0.1-mm-thick synthetic fabric (k = 0.13 w/m·°c) with 1.5-mm-thick air space (k = 0.026 w/m·°c) between the layers. assuming the inner surface temperature of the jacket to be 28°c and the surface area to be 1.25 m2, determine the rate of heat loss through the jacket when the temperature of the outdoors is 0°c and the heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface is 25 w/m2·°c. (b) what would your response be if the jacket is made of a single layer of 0.5-mm-thick synthetic fabric? what should be the thickness of a wool fabric (k = 0.035 w/m·°c) if the person is to achieve the same level of thermal comfort wearing a thick wool coat instead of a five-layer ski jacket?

Consider a system to be two train cars traveling toward each other. what is the total momentum of the system before the train cars collide?   kg • what must the total momentum of the system be after the train cars collide?   kg •  

Anonzero net force acts on a particle and does work. which one of the following statements is true? the kinetic energy of the particle changes, but the speed of the particle does not change. the kinetic energy of the particle does not change, but the speed of the particle does change. the kinetic energy of the particle changes, but the velocity of the particle does not change. the kinetic energy and the speed of the particle change, but the velocity of the particle does not change. the kinetic energy, speed, and velocity of the particle change.