Two layers of a cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth with double the thickness. Why?

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Q: 110 (CDS-I/2014)
Two layers of a cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth with double the thickness. Why?

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Science

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CDS-I

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{'warmer covering': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'equal thickness': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'cloth': [0, 0, 2, 5], 'fabric': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'thickness': [0, 0, 1, 4], 'single layer': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'layers': [5, 2, 1, 10], 'effective thickness': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'weaving': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'air': [1, 0, 0, 0]}