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How Are Greenhouse Gases Suspected of Causing Climate Warming

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How are greenhouse gases suspected of causing climate warming?


A) Greenhouse gases absorb solar energy and re-emit it into space before it can reach the Earth's surface.
B) Infrared energy from space is absorbed by greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere, which then re-emit the heat towards the surface of the Earth, causing the climate to warm.
C) Greenhouse gases block solar energy from entering the lower level of the atmosphere.
D) Greenhouse gases prevent radiation of infrared energy back into space, trapping the heat near the Earth's surface and causing the climate to warm.
E) Solar energy is absorbed by greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere and re-emitted towards the Earth's surface as heat, causing the climate to warm.

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