Multiple Choice
The greenhouse effect occurs because
A) carbon dioxide is transparent to visible light and opaque to infrared radiation.
B) carbon dioxide is transparent to infrared radiation and opaque to ultraviolet radiation.
C) ozone is transparent to infrared radiation and opaque to ultraviolet radiation.
D) ozone is transparent to visible light and opaque to infrared radiation.
E) the sun emits more infrared radiation than ultraviolet radiation.
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