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Involvement of humans in the conservation of environment - class-VIII
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An increase in albedo would be accompanied by ___________ in radiative equilibrium temperature.
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A decrease
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Albedo is the measure of reflectivity of a surface. An increase in albedo means more solar radiation is reflected back into space, which results in less energy being absorbed by the Earth, leading to a decrease in the radiative equilibrium temperature.