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Define the term albedo

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The proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.

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Answer:

is a measure of how much light that hits a surface is reflected without being absorbed.

Step-by-step explanation:

it 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

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