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Which type of radiation tends to be absorbed by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Which type of radiation tends to be absorbed by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
- Infrared radiation (correct)
- Ultraviolet radiation
- Visible light
- X-ray radiation
What happens to Earth's surface when it is heated by sunlight?
What happens to Earth's surface when it is heated by sunlight?
- It emits X-ray radiation
- It emits infrared radiation (correct)
- It emits visible light
- It emits ultraviolet radiation
What does the heated atmosphere do in response to absorbing infrared radiation?
What does the heated atmosphere do in response to absorbing infrared radiation?
- It emits infrared radiation back toward Earth's surface (correct)
- It emits visible light back toward Earth's surface
- It emits X-ray radiation back toward Earth's surface
- It emits ultraviolet radiation back toward Earth's surface
