1. What land surface types reflect the most incoming radiation? What land surface types absorb the most incoming radiation?
2. How would the total amount of the Sun's radiation absorbed by the Earth change if all of the Tundra / Taiga was
covered with snow as it is in the winter?
3. How would the total amount of the Sun's radiation absorbed by the Earth change if there were fewer forests and
more deserts?
4. How will decreasing amounts of snow and ice change the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth's surface?
How would this affect Earth's average temperature?