The albedo of Earth's surface is only about 4%, yet the combined albedo of Earth and its atmosphere is about 30%. Which set of conditions below best explains why this is so?

A) high albedo of clouds; low albedo of water
B) high albedo of clouds; high albedo of water
C) low albedo of clouds; low albedo of water
D) low albedo of clouds; high albedo of water


A

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