If Earth Is Known to Have an Average Albedo of 0.31

question 214

Multiple Choice

If Earth is known to have an average albedo of 0.31, what percentage of the sunlight hitting Earth is absorbed by it?

• A) 100% - 0.31% = 99.69%-that is, most of it
• B) 31%
• C) 0.31%, or very little-most of it is reflected into space.
• D) 69%

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