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What would happen if a person who is wearing a heavy winter jacket were to place a thermometer inside the jacket next to his or her skin? What would happen if we took the same jacket, after it had been hanging in a closet, and placed a thermometer inside?

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Explained.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let me explain the two cases in by one.

(1) When Person wearing a jacket, heat from his or her body is going to get trapped inside his or her jacket to keep this person warm when a thermometer is placed inside, it would indicate a higher temperature on the scale.

(2) When Jacket is Hanging in a closet, its temperature would be roughly close to room temperature and when we would place a thermometer it would not indicate any change on its scale.

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