In the Arctic region, hemispherical houses called Igloos are made of ice. It is possible to maintain a temperature inside an Igloo as high as $20^{\circ} C$ because
In the Arctic region, hemispherical houses called Igloos are made of ice. It is possible to maintain a temperature inside an Igloo as high as $20^{\circ} C$ because
- [KVPY 2012]
- A
ice has high thermal conductivity
- B
ice has low thermal conductivity
- C
ice has high specific heat
- D
ice has higher density than water
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