The Greenhouse Effect Is the Ability of

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect is the ability of

A) sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to retain heat in the upper atmosphere.
B) sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to retain heat in the lower atmosphere.
C) certain gases to absorb solar heat and reflect the heat to Earth as short-wave radiation.
D) structures created by humans to retain solar energy as short-wave radiation.
E) certain gases to retain heat in the atmosphere instead of allowing it to be reflected back into space.