Question

hy are most oven mitts made out of cloth?



(4 points)

Cloth is the only material available to make oven mitts.

Cloth is an insulator and cannot conduct heat.

Cloth cools a pan down as soon as it is touched.

Cloth is a conductor and blocks the heat.

Answer 1

Correct answer: Cloth is an insulator and cannot conduct heat.

Explanation: Fabric (often with inner padding) traps air and resists heat flow, so it slows transfer of heat from a hot pan to your hand. The other choices are false: many materials could be used, cloth doesn’t cool the pan, and cloth is not a good conductor.