Answer to Question #121509 in Physics for ran li

Question

Which of the following has the highest albedo?
a) grassy meadow
b) water
c) snow
d) concrete

Answer 1

Albedo is the measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of the total solar radiation and measured on a scale from 0, corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation, to 1, corresponding to a body that reflects all incident radiation.

Answer: c) snow