A 30-year-old hiker has fallen through the ice into near-freezing water. He was able to climb out of the water, but now is rapidly cooling as his wet clothes are exposed to the cold air. This type of cooling would best be described as:

A convection.
B conduction.
C evaporation.
D respiration.


Ans: C evaporation.

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