What is frost?
Published: Jul 28 2011 12:11:19 PM EDT
Frost is formed when the air temperature drops below freezing.
This causes the water vapor in the air to become ice crystals.
These ice crystals attach to surfaces in a thin layer. The white ice crystals left on the surface are frost.
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