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

  • 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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