46.3k views
25 votes
Form hypothesis: In normal conditions, a person can sweat to help maintain his body temperature. How do you think sweating will be affected by air temperature?

1 Answer

10 votes

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Sweating is a form of homeostasis which helps to maintain a balance in the body's internal environment. However, when the air in the external environment (air temperature) is of a high temperature, sweating increases so as to help your skin cool off as a result of the evaporation of the sweat. This is also the same reason one does not sweat much when the air temperature is low; the skin is already been cooled by the environmental air temperature and as such sweating is reduced in cases like this except the body is trying to release excess water (which would ordinarily go through urine during this situation but the individual might still sweat if the person refuses to urinate on time).

User McLosys Creative
by
4.3k points