Ice is commonly packed in saw dust for transport or storage mainly because saw dust is a?

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1. Ice is commonly packed in saw dust for transport or storage mainly because saw dust is a?

Poor conductor of heat, insulating the ice from outside warmth

Good conductor of heat

Substance that prevents ice from melting chemically

Material that never sticks to ice

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Saw dust is a poor conductor of heat, so it insulates the ice from surrounding warmth, slowing down the rate at which the ice melts.