When temperatures are below freezing, the temperature to which air must be cooled in order for a phase change (from liquid to ice) to occur is called the
a. ?wet bulb.
b. ?dew point.
c. ?frost point.
d. ?heat index.
e. ?frost index.
ANSWER: c
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