The five factors that affect the climate are the following;
1. Altitude
2. Latitude
3. Topography
4. Ocean and Large Lakes
5. Earth's Wind
The term used to describe how to measure how reflective the surface is, is the surface albedo. Surface albedo represents the ratio of irradiance reflected to the irradiance recieved by a surface. The proportion reflected is not only determined by properties of the surface itself, but also by the spectral and angular distribution of a solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface.
The answer is 4 is helps you estimate the distance between two places.
Hello friend,
if i am not wrong crust is believed to generate its magnetic field..
hope that helps u