Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321625922
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 14, Problem 4Q
In warm regions where tropical plants grow but the temperature may drop below freezing a few times in the winter the destruction of sensitive plants due to freezing can be reduced by watering them in the evening. Explain.
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