What is one reason for feeling warmer in your house on a summer day versus a winter day even though your thermostat is set the s
ame? A. The walls of the house are warmer during the summer. Therefore, they radiate more infrared light that can serve to warm our body.
B. The walls of the house are warmer during the summer. Therefore, they radiate more visible light that can serve to warm our body.
C. The walls of the house are warmer during the summer. Therefore, they radiate more ultraviolet (UV) light that can serve to warm our body.
D. The temperature of the walls of the house has no effect on the light they radiate.
The correct option is C. During the summer period, the weather is hotter compare to the winter period because the sun is closer to the earth. The walls of our houses absorb the more intense heat and radiate part of it into the house, this makes us to feel warmer.
