A Black Car Left in the Sunlight Becomes Hotter Than

A black car left in the sunlight becomes hotter than a white car left in the sunlight under the same conditions because:

A) the white car absorbs more sunlight than the black car
B) the white car reflects more sunlight than the black car
C) the black car absorbs only blue photons and reflects red photons, whereas the white car absorbs only red photons and reflects blue photons
D) the atoms in the black car are smaller than the atoms in the white car

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