The air heating the sidewalk The sidewalk reflecting sunlight into the air The wind causing the ice on the sidewalk to melt The sunlight making the sidewalk warmer than the air
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: A thermometer shows that the outside air temperature is colder than the temperature at which water turns to ice. However, ice on the sidewalk melts. What probably caused this?
Possibilities:
- The air heating the sidewalk
- The sidewalk reflecting sunlight into the air
- The wind causing the ice on the sidewalk to melt
- The sunlight making the sidewalk warmer than the air

The sunlight making the sidewalk warmer than the air