Question

Why is it often colder on cloudy summer days?(1 point)
Responses

More sunlight is transmitted than reflected by the white upper surface of clouds.
More sunlight is transmitted than reflected by the white upper surface of clouds.

More sunlight is absorbed than transmitted by the dark lower layer of clouds.
More sunlight is absorbed than transmitted by the dark lower layer of clouds.

More sunlight is reflected than transmitted by the dark lower layers of clouds.
More sunlight is reflected than transmitted by the dark lower layers of clouds.

More sunlight is reflected than transmitted by the white upper surface of clouds.

Answer 1

More sunlight is reflected than transmitted by the white upper surface of clouds.

Clouds (especially bright, water-droplet tops) have a high albedo and reflect much incoming solar radiation back to space, so less sunlight reaches and warms the surface.