Often before sunrise on a clear, calm, cold morning, ice (frost)can be seen on the tops of parked cars, even when the air temperature is above freezing, because the tops of cars are cooling by a loss of ____.

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The tops of cars cool down by losing heat through radiation. During the night, objects like car tops radiate heat to the sky, cooling down below the ambient air temperature, which can lead to the formation of frost even when the air temperature is above freezing.

Often Before Sunrise on a Clear, Calm, Cold Morning, Ice