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Why do many clouds reflect a significant amount of sunlight back to space?
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How can clouds send sunlight back into space?
Particles in the clouds reflect light in all directions
What can clouds do to send sunlight back into space?
The white top of clouds will reflect much of the sun's ray back into space.
Why do clouds generally appear white?
Not all clouds are pure white, however, for those that are white, it is due to their altitude and the reflection of sunlight. For example, a cirrus cloud has an altitude of approximately 8km above sea level. At such extreme altitudes all high-level clouds are made up only of ice crystals, as the water vapor from which they are initially formed has frozen. The ice crystals reflect sunlight. When flying above clouds during the day, they are always bright white. When we get dark clouds, they are so thick that they soak up most of the sunlight or reflect it upwards, and so things aren't as bright below. Storm clouds are the thickest clouds, and look the darkest from down below, though they still look bright white if we see them from above. Gray color of the clouds is caused by higher clouds casting their shadow on lower-based clouds, or that the clouds are so dense that their top parts absorb most of the sunlight, casting their own shadow along their base, making them dark on the bottom.
Does the sun light reflect on clouds?
Yes it does.
Many clouds have albedo?
Yes, everything has albedo. Albedo refers to the reflectivity of any object or substance. White clouds have a high albedo - they reflect a lot of light. Dark clouds have a lower albedo; they don't reflect as much.
How can clouds send sunlight back into space?
Particles in the clouds reflect light in all directions
Many clouds have a high albedo therefore tend to?
reflect sunlight
Many clouds have a high albedo and therefore tend to?
reflect sunlight
What can clouds do to send sunlight back to space?
The white top of clouds will reflect much of the sun's ray back into space.
What can clouds do to send sunlight back into space?
The white top of clouds will reflect much of the sun's ray back into space.
What causes clouds to reflect a portion of sunlight back to space?
Clouds can reflect some light back to space depending on the water content in the clouds. The water causes a prism which reflects light back into space.
An important visible feature of the Earth's atmosphere that is a significant reflector of sunlight?
Clouds.
What causes to reflect a portion of sunlight back to space?
Clouds can reflect some light back to space depending on the water content in the clouds. The water causes a prism which reflects light back into space.
What causes clouds to reflect sunlight back to space?
White or light coloured surfaces, of which a cloud is an example, reflects sunlight, while dark surfaces absorb sunlight and heats up.
What are two ways in which clouds affect Earth's climate?
The pattern of precipitation and low altitude clouds, which are thick and reflect more sunlight
Why do the albedo values shift throughout the year?
Albedo, or the amount of sunlight reflected by an object, can vary by the season or by other factors. For example, clouds reflect much more sunlight back into space than water does, and ice and snow reflect even more. Forests, plants and bare ground have fairly low albedo; they absorb more energy.
What effect would thick clouds have on the temperature of Earth's surface?
It would block out significant sunlight, lowering the temperature.
