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Background:
Earth’s atmosphere is made of up many gases, mostly nitrogen N₂ and oxygen O₂ gases, but also carbon dioxide CO₂, water vapor H₂O, and methane CH₄, among other compounds.
A greenhouse traps heat by allowing sunlight to enter through transparent walls but preventing the resulting infrared radiation from escaping back out.
Gases that absorb and reemit infrared light are greenhouse gases. Gases that do not interact with infrared light are not greenhouse gases.
The greenhouse effect makes temperatures favorable for life on Earth but makes other planets, like Venus, uninhabitable.
Which of the following student responses best summarizes these ideas?
Background:
Earth’s atmosphere is made of up many gases, mostly nitrogen N₂ and oxygen O₂ gases, but also carbon dioxide CO₂, water vapor H₂O, and methane CH₄, among other compounds.
A greenhouse traps heat by allowing sunlight to enter through transparent walls but preventing the resulting infrared radiation from escaping back out.
Gases that absorb and reemit infrared light are greenhouse gases. Gases that do not interact with infrared light are not greenhouse gases.
The greenhouse effect makes temperatures favorable for life on Earth but makes other planets, like Venus, uninhabitable.
Which of the following student responses best summarizes these ideas?
