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  • Which one of the following land surfaces has the highest albedo?

    Question: Which one of the following land surfaces has the highest albedo?

    Options:

    A snow covered mountain
    A barren rocky piedmont surface
    A sandy desert
    A mangrove forest

    The correct answer is Reflecting power.

    🔑Key Points:
    -Albedo (al-bee-doh) is a measure of how much light that hits a surface is reflected without being absorbed.
    -Albedo is a non-dimensional, unitless quantity that indicates how well a surface reflects solar energy.
    -Something that appears white reflects most of the light that hits it and has a high albedo, while something that looks dark absorbs most of the light that hits it, indicating a low albedo.
    -Albedo generally applies to visible light, although it may involve some of the infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
    -Sea ice has a much higher albedo compared to other Earth surfaces, such as the surrounding ocean.

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