How Are Greenhouse Gases Suspected of Causing Climate Warming

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Multiple Choice

How are greenhouse gases suspected of causing climate warming?

• A) Greenhouse gases absorb solar energy and re-emit it into space before it can reach the Earth's surface.
• B) Infrared energy from space is absorbed by greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere, which then re-emit
• The heat toward the surface of the Earth, causing the climate to warm.
• C) Greenhouse gases block solar energy from entering the lower level of the atmosphere.
• D) Greenhouse gases prevent radiation of infrared energy back into space, trapping the heat near the Earth's surface and causing the climate to warm.
• E) Solar energy is absorbed by greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere and re-emitted toward the Earth's surface as heat, causing the climate to warm.

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