Albedo is the tendency of a surface to reflect solar energy instead of absorb it.Over the last 20 years the amount of the Arctic Ocean that has ice on it has decreased each summer,thereby exposing more and more of the Arctic Ocean to the atmosphere each summer.Would this cause the total absorbtion of heat in the Arctic to increase or decrease?
A)increase
B)decrease

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As ice melts, the darker ocean water is exposed, which has a lower albedo than ice, meaning it absorbs more solar energy, leading to an increase in heat absorption.

Albedo Is the Tendency of a Surface to Reflect Solar