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white sands national monument in new mexico has hundreds of miles of white sand dunes made of gypsum crystals. which of the following would you expect to be true of white sands national monument? a. it has a high albedo. b. it receives no radiation. c. it has no heat capacity. d. it is immune to insolation.
Albedo is the measure of the reflectivity of a surface. White surfaces reflect more light and have a high albedo. White Sands National Monument with its white sand dunes would have a high albedo. All surfaces receive radiation, have heat - capacity and are not immune to insolation.
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A. It has a high albedo.