If I park my car overnight on an open driveway in cold weather, I have to scrape frost from all of its windows in the morning. But if I park it under the adjacent carport, which is open on all sides but has a roof, no frost forms. Why does a roof make such a difference?
Judy Murfitt, Coulsdon, Surrey, UK
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