Environmental Sciences, asked by navy25252, 1 year ago

What traps solar energy in the atmosphere?

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About 30% of the solar energy that reaches Earth is reflected back into space. The rest is absorbed into Earth's atmosphere. ... As they rise through the atmosphere, they are intercepted by greenhouse gases, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gases trap the heat that reflects back up into the atmosphere.

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