The Greenhouse Effect Is So Named Because

question 38

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect is so named because

• A) Earth's oceans act as a greenhouse for phytoplankton.
• B) Earth's landmasses provide the substrate for all terrestrial producers.
• C) Earth's atmosphere acts like the glass of a greenhouse.
• D) Earth's land mass is a heat sink much like a greenhouse.

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