90% of sunlight
is reflected.
10% of sunlight
is absorbed as heat
ICE-COVERED WATER
OPEN WATER
only 6%
of sunlight.
is reflected
94% of sunlight
is absorbed
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Based on the graphic above, What
happens when sunlight hits open
water?
Most of the sunlight is reflected
by the ocean.
Most of the sunlight is absorbed in
the oceans.
The sunlight is equally absorbed
and reflected by the ocean.