Albedo and climate

Latitude is the distance from the...

• equator

• prime meridian

• mountains

• oceans

If your latitude is 90 degrees N, your temperature would be

• warm

• cool

If you had a latitude of 4 degrees S, your temperature would be

• warm

• cool

What does most sunlight do when it reaches earth?

• Gets absorbed by the surface

• Gets reflected by the surface

• Gets absorbed by the air

• Gets reflected by the air

What is the scientific definition of the albedo effect?

• How much sunlight an object reflects

• How much sunlight an object absorbs

• How hot an object gets

• How cold an object gets

High or low albedo: snow

• high

• low

High or low albedo: dirt

• high

• low

High or low albedo: thick clouds

• high

• low

What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans
•  glacial ice
• the ground
• roads

What heats faster, land or water?

• Land
• Water