A planet has an albedo of 0.6.What percentage of the sunlight that strikes the planet is absorbed by the planet?
A)60%
B)40%
C)100%
D)Cannot be calculated from the information given

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The albedo of a planet is the fraction of incoming sunlight that is reflected back into space. Therefore, if the albedo is 0.6, then 60% of the sunlight is reflected back out into space. The remaining 40% is absorbed by the planet. Therefore, the correct answer is B) 40%.

A Planet Has an Albedo of 0