Question

It's cold outside, but the Sun is shining bright. When you open your car door, it can still be warm inside due to _____.

Answer 1

The green house effects sunlight shines through the window and heats up the car.

Answer 2

It's cold outside, but the Sun is shining bright. When you open your car door, it can still be warm inside due to greenhouse effect.

Step-by-step explanation:

The visible light of the solar radiations consists of short wavelength light which can pass through sealed car windows and warm up the inside of the car. However, the light of longer wavelengths reflected back by the heated car cannot pass through windows of the car. These trapped radiations make the inside of car warmer.