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Albedo is the fraction of sunlight that hits a planet that is reflected back out into space. A bright white planet that's full of ice would have a high albedo.
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What is a planet's reflectivity called?
A planet's reflectivity is called it albedo.
What are the factors the determine a planets albedo?
Clouds can increase a planet's albedo asthey reflect the radiation
As the amount of sunlight you see reflected increases what does it increase?
This is a question where the meaning isn't totally clear. Perhaps it's a reference to "albedo". Albedo is a measure of the fraction of light reflected by planets, etc. The more sunlight that is reflected, the higher is the object's albedo. For example, the brilliant planet Venus has a very high albedo.
What is the percentage of light reflected by a planet?
Albedo is the measurement of how strongly light is reflected off an object.
Mars has an albedo magnitude of?
The albedo of Mars is .15; you can see the albedo of all of the planets and moons in the solar system at the Nine Planets web site, linked below. "Albedo" is a measure of how reflective a body is. The higher the number, the more reflective the surface. So a high albedo says that a planet or asteroid reflects most of the light that hits it, while a low albedo indicates that most of the light is absorbed. Albedo can make calculations about climate change difficult. A planet with a high albedo reflects much of the Sun's light and heat, causing it not to heat up as much. A low albedo means that all of the solar radiation is absorbed and turned into heat. A warmer world will have less snow and ice cover, and thus a lower albedo, resulting in higher temperatures. On the other hand, a warmer world might have more clouds, which would increase Earth's albedo, reflect more sunlight, and reduce the heating effect. However, clouds also act to trap heat, sort of like a blanket. Whether the albedo effect would offset the "blanket" effect of clouds would depend on the type and height of the clouds and where they are located. Cloud effects are among the most important sources of uncertainty in modeling future climate change.
What is a planet's reflectivity called?
A planet's reflectivity is called it albedo.
How does changing a planet's albedo change a planet's temperature?
If you increase the albedo, more solar radiation will be reflected back into space and so the temperature will be lowered.
The surface reflectivity of a planet or moon is called?
Albedo. The albedo of the Earth is 0.367. When Vangelis released his album, Albedo 0.39, that was what the albedo of Earth was in 1976.
What proportion of light is reflected by a planet?
albedo
What is the astronomical term for reflecting power of a planet?
Albedo
What is the proportion of light reflected by a planet called?
Albedo
What are the factors the determine a planets albedo?
Clouds can increase a planet's albedo asthey reflect the radiation
What materials might give a city or planet a high reflectivity or albedo?
its aluminum :)
What do you call fraction of total solar energy that a planet reflects back to space?
Albedo
As the amount of sunlight you see reflected increases what does it increase?
This is a question where the meaning isn't totally clear. Perhaps it's a reference to "albedo". Albedo is a measure of the fraction of light reflected by planets, etc. The more sunlight that is reflected, the higher is the object's albedo. For example, the brilliant planet Venus has a very high albedo.
What is the percentage of light reflected by a planet?
Albedo is the measurement of how strongly light is reflected off an object.
What kind of object is the planet that they reflect light from another source?
Albedo Planets...? That is what i put on my science worksheet.albedo: Reflectivity of an object; ratio of reflected light to incident light. albedo feature: A dark or light... Hope This Helps!((:
