The wind chill index

A) fails to account for a human body's sensible heat loss and the potential warming effect of sunlight on the body
B) accounts for a human body's sensible heat loss and also the potential warming effect of sunlight on the body
C) accounts for a human body's sensible heat loss but not the potential warming effect of sunlight on the body.
D) is always less than the temperature, even when there is no wind.


Answer: C

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