When short-wavelength radiation from the Sun passes through a planet's atmosphere but long-wavelength reradiation is trapped,the resulting conditions produce _____________.

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The trapping of long-wavelength reradiation in a planet's atmosphere due to the presence of certain gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, is known as the greenhouse effect. This leads to an increase in the temperature at the planet's surface, which can have significant impacts on the climate and ecosystems. Choice A (global cooling) is incorrect as the greenhouse effect leads to warming rather than cooling. Choice B (a Bose-Einstein condensate) is also incorrect as this is a state of matter that forms at extremely low temperatures and high densities, which is not related to the greenhouse effect. Choice D is incorrect as not all of the choices are correct.

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