In the Greenhouse Effect, What Is the Direct Cause of Extra

question 67

Multiple Choice

In the greenhouse effect, what is the direct cause of extra heating of the Earth's surface?

• A)Additional carbon dioxide makes the atmosphere more opaque to infrared light, trapping part of the blackbody radiation that would normally escape into space.
• B)Additional carbon dioxide makes the atmosphere more transparent to infrared light, allowing the sun to more directly heat the surface.
• C)Additional carbon dioxide makes the atmosphere denser, and thus heat passes through it more slowly.

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