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which feature of earth would reflect the greatest amount of incoming sunlight? light ocean water, ice covered by snow, dark ocean water, sea ice
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Ice covered by snow.
Fresh snow has the highest albedo (typically ~0.8–0.9), so it reflects far more incoming solar radiation than sea ice (~0.5–0.7), light ocean water, or dark ocean water (oceans typically reflect only a few to ~20% depending on sun angle).
Fresh snow has the highest albedo (typically ~0.8–0.9), so it reflects far more incoming solar radiation than sea ice (~0.5–0.7), light ocean water, or dark ocean water (oceans typically reflect only a few to ~20% depending on sun angle).
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