Select all of the mechanisms of heat transfer that contribute to the fact that heat is extracted from your body at a faster rate when totally submerged in 50 °F liquid water vs. when totally submerged in 50 °F air.

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Select all of the mechanisms of heat transfer that contribute to the fact that heat is extracted from
your body at a faster rate when totally submerged in 50 °F liquid water vs. when totally submerged in
50 °F air.
Transcribed Image Text:Select all of the mechanisms of heat transfer that contribute to the fact that heat is extracted from your body at a faster rate when totally submerged in 50 °F liquid water vs. when totally submerged in 50 °F air.
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The mechanism that contributes more to heat transfer rate from a body, when the body is submerged in water as compared to when the body is in air, is convection.

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