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The balance between energy absorbed by the earth and energy reflected back into space is fundamental in determining how warm or cool the planet becomes. The proportion of radiation reflected away by a surface is called its albedo. Albedo can range between 0 (no reflectance) and 1 (complete reflectanceâlike a mirror). The earthâs average albedo is .31, which means that, overall, the planet reflects about 31% of incoming solar radiation back into space.
the planets in our solar system shine by reflecting the light that they receive from the sun back into our eyes the sun is a star stars make their own light by converting hydrogen into helium within their coresthis releases the energy that we see coming from starsplanets are round they orbit stars and are not satellites of another planethe planets in our solar system shine by reflecting the light that they receive from the sun back into our eyes the sun is a star stars make their own light by converting hydrogen into helium within their cores this releases the energy that we see coming from stars planets are round