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Which kinds of light can the greenhouse

gases in the atmosphere absorb? Which kinds
pass right through?

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Answer: That energy reaches Earth mainly in the form of visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light; most of that energy passes through the atmosphere to warm the surface. The Earth absorbs this energy from the Sun and reemits it in the form of invisible infrared light. This energy is trapped by the greenhouse effect.

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