A "greenhouse" works because:
A)of the difference in the solar constant.
B)short wave lengths of energy pass through the glass but longer ones can't.
C)the windows of the greenhouse only allow green light wavelengths to pass through.
D)all greenhouses face south and into the maximum angle of solar energy.

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The glass in a greenhouse allows shorter wavelengths of energy (such as solar radiation) to pass through, but it is more effective at trapping longer wavelengths of energy (such as heat radiated from the ground), which results in an overall warming of the enclosed space. This is commonly known as the greenhouse effect. The other choices are not accurate descriptions of how a greenhouse works.

A "Greenhouse" Works Because