The greenhouse effect is the
A) absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by gases in planetary atmospheres leading to atmospheric heating.
B) absorption of solar infrared radiation by the atmosphere and the subsequent heating of a planet's surface.
C) protection of the surface of a planet from harmful infrared rays by atmospheric gases.
D) absorption by atmospheric gases of infrared radiation emitted by a planet that has been heated by solar visible and ultraviolet radiation.
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