Albedo Effect

What is another word for "albedo?"

• Reflectivity

• Absorption

• Solar energy

• Surface temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Does this white snowman with hat and scarf reflect or absorb light?

• Reflect

• Absorb

• Both, but it reflects more than it absorbs

• Both, but it absorbs more than it reflects

If albedo is 35 %, then _________ light is ABSORBED.

• 35 %

• 65 %

• 100 %

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

If albedo is 45 %, then _________ light is ABSORBED.

• 55 %

• 45 %

• 100 %

• 0 %

If albedo is 70 %, then _________ light is REFLECTED.

• 7 %

• 30 %

• 100 %

• 70 %

If a surface has low albedo, then it most likely is ___________.

• warmer

• cooler

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

About 30% of the sun's incoming energy never reaches Earth because it is....

• absorbed by the ocean

• trapped by the gravitational pull between the moon and the Earth 

• reflected back into space

• destroyed by the ozone layer

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Does this dark asphalt road reflect or absorb light?

• Reflect

• Absorb

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_______is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface.

• Albedo Effect

• Greenhouse Effect

Rank the following from low albedo to high albedo.

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 3, 2, 4, 1

• 4, 3, 2, 1

• 4, 1, 2, 3

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6