Assertion : Snow is better insulator than ice.
Reason : Snow contain air packet and air is good insulator of heat.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If the assertion and reason both are false.

Answer

A

Explanation

When the temperature of the atmosphere reaches below `0^@C`, then the water vapours present in air, instead of condensing, freeze directly in the form of minute particles of ice. Many particles coalesce and take cotton-like shape which is called snow. Thus, snow contains air packets in which convection currents cannot be formed. Hence snow is a good heat insulator. In ice there is no air, so it is a bad insulator.