Carbon Dioxide Contributes to Atmospheric Warming by

question 32

Multiple Choice

Carbon dioxide contributes to atmospheric warming by .

• A) absorbing radiation emitted from the surface of the earth preventing its loss to space
• B) absorbing incoming radiation from the sun and converting it to heat
• C) increasing the index of refraction of the atmosphere so that infrared radiation from the sun is refracted to the surface of the earth where it is converted to heat
• D) reducing the concentration of CO in the atmosphere.
• E) undergoing exothermic reactions extensively in the atmosphere

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