QUESTION 1
If 100 units of incoming solar radiation arrive on an asphalt surface with an albedo value of 0.15, how many units of incoming solar radiation are reflected? Enter a numerical value.
QUESTION 2
If Chico receives 950 W/m2 of incoming solar radiation, how much of it is reflected by a grass surface with an albedo value of 0.25? Enter a numerical value with one decimal place.
QUESTION 3
- Warming temperatures melt snow and ice in the Arctic region which will expose darker soil. In this case, the albedo of this surface will _____.
- A.decrease
- B.decrease and then increase
- C.increase
- D.remain the same
- E.increase and then decrease
QUESTION 12
- How much insolation does the Earth’s surface receive at night?
- A.90% of the daytime value
- B.50% of the daytime value
- C.10% of the daytime value
- D.0% of the daytime value
- E.-10% of the daytime value