The mechanism of the "greenhouse effect," which has resulted in very high temperatures on the surface of Venus (and moderate temperatures on Earth) , can be described as solar
A) UV and visible radiation heating the planet surface, the infrared emissions of which are trapped by carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
B) UV and visible radiation entering the clouds and triggering chemical reactions in the carbon dioxide and sulfur compounds, the released energy then heating the atmosphere.
C) UV and visible radiation being absorbed by the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere, thereby heating it.
D) infrared radiation heating the planet surface that then emits visible and UV radiation that is trapped by carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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