Holy Toledo it's Albedo

What is another word for "albedo?"

• Reflectivity

• Absorption

• Solar energy

• Surface temperature

If a surface has an albedo of 1, how much light is reflected?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If a surface has an albedo of 0, how much light is reflected?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

If a surface has an albedo of 0, how much light is absorbed?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of these surfaces has the highest albedo?

• trees

• asphalt

• snow

• gravel

Which of these surfaces has the lowest albedo?

• trees

• asphalt

• snow

• sand

At night, surfaces that absorb thermal energy release it back into the atmosphere, making the atmosphere warmer.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When light is reflected by an object, it makes the atmospheric temperatures warmer.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Trees have a very high albedo, which is why they reduce surface and air temperatures.

• True

• False

What creates urban heat islands?

• Global atmospheric warming

• Increased low albedo surfaces

• Decreased vegetation

• Decreased high albedo surfaces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6